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| Suffix | Meaning | Examples | Used |
| er | degree of comparison | harder, newer, older | 5440 |
| est | highest of comparison | cleanest, hardest, softest | 1339 |
| ful full | of | graceful, restful, faithful | 212 |
| hood | state of being | boyhood, knighthood, womanhood | 61 |
| ible, ile, il | capable of being | digestible, responsible, docile, civil | 783 |
| ier, ior | one who | carrier, warrior | 1114 |
| ify | to make | magnify, beautify, falsify | 125 |
| ic | like, made of | metallic, toxic, poetic | 3774 |
| ing | action of | running, wishing | 5440 |
| ion | act or state of | confusion, correction, protection | 3362 |
| ism | fact of being | communism, socialism | 1147 |
| ish | like | childish, sheepish, foolish | 566 |
| ist | a person who does | artist, geologist | 1375 |
| ity, ty | state of | majesty, chastity, humanity | 4795 |
| itis | inflammation of | appendicitis, tonsillitis | 124 |
| ive | having nature of | attractive, active | 961 |
| ize | to make | pasteurize, motorize | 637 |
| less | without | motionless, careless, childless | 282 |
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