It's a suffix for an adjective, further describing a certain trait.
Example: "He's pretty materialistic."
This means that material possessions are important to him.
The suffix "-ics" typically indicates a field of study, discipline, or practice. For example, physics refers to the study of matter and energy, while mathematics is the study of numbers, quantity, and structure.
The study of.
The suffix that means excessive is "-itis".
The suffix that means thirst is "-dipsia."
The suffix that means pertaining to is "-al".
The suffix that means prolapse is "-ptosis."
The suffix in the word gymnastics is the ICS. The ICS changes the meaning of the base word by making it a study or system instead of a person.
gym
pertaining to
The study of.
-ics
the suffix crine means to cry out the suffix crine means to cry out
The suffix -ology means the study of
suffix that means to eat
-ic is the suffix. This suffix means in relation of.
The suffix is -tion. This suffix means the process of.
The suffix is -ate. This suffix means the condition of.
The suffix is -tain. This suffix means to hold.