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Suffix vs Suffixless - What's the difference?

suffix | suffixless |

As a noun suffix

is one or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

As a verb suffix

is to append (something) to the end of something else.

As an adjective suffixless is

without a suffix.

suffix

English

(wikipedia suffix)

Noun

(es)
  • One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
  • The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
  • (mathematics) A subscript.
  • Usage notes

    * The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard Latin plural.

    Coordinate terms

    * (affixes)

    Derived terms

    * inflectional suffix * derivational suffix * suffixal * suffixation

    See also

    *

    Verb

    (es)
  • to append (something) to the end of something else
  • suffixless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a suffix.
  • Synonyms

    * nonsuffixed, unsuffixed