Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes by Manik Joshi

Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes by Manik Joshi

REVISED EDITION: Last Updated - March 10, 2021 -- AFFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international - -able in agreeable; -er in learner -- English Affixes could be divided into two groups: Prefixes and Suffixes --- PREFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international; un- in unaffected -- SUFFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - -able in agreeable; -er in learner; -ness in quickness -- Sample This: ENGLISH PREFIXES - a- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: not, without; Examples: acellular / amoral / apolitical / atheism / atheist / atypical ****** ad- Used to form: nouns and verbs; General meaning: addition, tendency; Examples: adjoin / adjudge / admixture ****** ambi- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: both of two; Examples: ambidexterity / ambidextrous / ambivalence / ambivalent ****** ante- Used to form: adjectives, nouns and verbs; General meaning: prior to; in front of; Examples: antedate / antenatal / anterior / ante-room ****** anti- Used to form: adjectives and nouns; General meaning: against; the opposite of; preventing; Examples: anti-aircraft / anti-bacterial / antibiotic / antibody / anti-choice / anticlerical / anticlimax / anticlockwise / anticoagulant / anti-competitive / anti-copying / anti-corruption / anticyclone / antidepressant / anti-drug / anti-encroachment / anti-extremism / antifreeze / anti-globalization / anti-graft / antigravity / anti-hate / anti-hero / anti-inflammatory / anti-liquor / anti-lock / anti-malarial / anti-national / antioxidant / antiparticle / anti-people / anti-personnel / antiperspirant / anti-poaching / antipyretic / antiretroviral / anti-rowdy / anti-sabotage / antiseptic / antisocial / anti-stalking / antitank / anti-terror / anti-terrorism / anti-theft / antitrust / antiviral / antivirus ****** ENGLISH SUFFIXES - A- -able Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: that can, should or must be done; having the characteristic of; Examples: adaptable / agreeable / amenable / amicable / appreciable / approachable / assessable / avertable / avoidable / believable / breakable / calculable / changeable / chargeable / comfortable / companionable / computable / conceivable / controllable / curable / decipherable / declarable / desirable / detectable / detestable / doable / enjoyable / escapable / excitable / explainable / explicable / exploitable / fashionable / foreseeable / graspable / honorable / imaginable / imperturbable / indubitable / inevitable / justifiable / manageable / moveable / noticeable / observable / payable / pleasurable / portable / preventable / punishable / quantifiable / questionable / ratable / reachable / readable / reasonable / reckonable / recognizable / reliable / reputable / respectable / serviceable / sociable / stoppable / taxable / traceable / transferable / translatable / transportable / understandable / usable / utilizable / variable / washable / wearable / workable ****** -ability -Used to form: nouns-- General meaning: a level of skill, intelligence, etc; Example: capability / curability / excitability / inescapability / inevitability / playability / preventability / serviceability / unavoidability / usability / workability ****** -ably - Used to form: adverbs; General meaning: skillful and well; in a particular manner; Examples: affably / capably / charitably / comfortably / demonstrably / indisputably / inevitably / irritably / notably / noticeably / presumably / probably / reasonably / remarkably ****** -acy - Used to form: nouns; General meaning: the position, quality, state or status of; Examples: accuracy / adequacy / delicacy / democracy / intimacy / primacy / privacy

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ISBN 13	9781500500337
ISBN 10	150050033X
Title	Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes
Author	Manik Joshi
Series	English Word Power
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Year published	2014-01-25
Number of pages	126
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