What is the definition of suffix?

Answer 1

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning, to form a new word, or functioning as an inflectional ending. Examples: touching (-ing), filler (-er), touched (-ed).

Answer 2

A suffix is something that comes after a word. Prefix is before.

"An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as-ness in gentleness, -ing inwalking, or -s insits."

- Answers.com/ a suffix is when u add anything 2 to the end of a word like ING / NESS /ED and many more its just when u something to the end of a worded .

Answer 3

Common Suffixes include

able, ably, ible

ance, ence, ancy

ant, ent

escent

ism, ist

ive, ize, ise

ion, tion, ation, ition

fy, ly

hood

ness

oid

ous, osis, itis

acious, tacious, icious, iferous

tude

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Answer 4

Suffix is a part added to the end a word such as softly or meaning. Its the words added at the end of a word.

Answer 5

a suffix is an affix that is added at the end of the word

Answer 6

A suffix is an affix attached to the end of a word.

Answer 7

suffix is a word which is used after the name of a person...such as in Japanese if ur name is rock than i will call u as Rock San (Rock Sir)

Answer 8

A suffix is something added to the end of a word to create a derivative of that word.

"-ing" is a common suffix. "Satisfy" becomes "satisfying" by adding a suffix.

Answer 9

Suffix words are words with a suffix at the end. Something like discusSION.

Answer 10

A suffix is the ending of a word.