adj. _relating epistol-ary _relating to_ a letter.
-ARY to_ mission-ary _one who is_ sent out.
= n. _one who_; avi-ary _a place where_ birds _place where_ are kept.
n. _one who is_ deleg-ate _one who is_ sent by adj. _having_ others.
-ATE = _the quality of_ accur-ate _having the quality of_ v. _to perform_ accuracy.
_the act of_, navig-ate _to perform the act of_ or _cause_ sailing.
-CLE = _minute_ vesi-cle a _minute_ vessel.
-cule animal-cule a _minute_ animal.
-EE = _one to whom_ refer-ee _one to whom_ something is referred.
NOTE.--This suffix is found only in words of French-Latin origin.
-EER engin-eer _one who_ has charge of = _one who_ an engine.
-ier brigad-ier _one who_ has charge of a brigade.
NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in words of French-Latin origin.
-ENE = _having relation terr-ene _having relation to_ the to_ earth.
-ENCE _state of being_ pres-ence _state of being_ present.
-ency = or _quality of_ tend-ency _quality of_ tending towards.
-ENT n. _one who_ stud-ent _one who_ studies.
= or _which_ equival-ent _being_ equal to, adj. _being_ equal_ing_.
or _-ing_
-ESCENCE = _state of conval-escence _state of becoming_ well.
becoming_
-ESCENT = _becoming_ conval-escent _becoming_ well.
-ESS = _female_ lion-ess a _female_ lion.
NOTE.--This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin.
-FEROUS = _producing_ coni-ferous _producing_ cones.
-FIC = _making, sopori-fic _causing_ sleep.
causing_
-FICE = _something done_ arti-fice _something done_ with or _made_ art.
-FY = _to make_ forti-fy _to make_ strong.
rust-ic _one who_ has countrified -IC n. _one who_ manners.
-ical = adj. _like_, hero-ic _like_ a hero.
_made of_, metall-ic _made of_ metal.
_relating to_ histor-ical _relating to_ history.
NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin, namely, adjectives in -IKOS. In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -IC denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as _nitric_ acid.
-ICE _that which_ just-ice _that which_ is just.
-ICS _the science of_ mathemat-ics _the science of_ quant.i.ty.
-IC arithmet-ic _the science of_ number.
NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin.
-ID = _being_ or acr-id; flu-id _being_ bitter; flow_ing_.
_-ing_
_-ile_ = _relating to_; puer-ile _relating to_ a boy.
_apt for_ docile _apt for_ being taught.
-INE = _relating to; femin-ine _relating to_ a woman.
like_ alkal-ine _like_ an alkali.
_the act of_, expuls-ion _the act of_ expelling.
-ION = _state of corrupt-ion _state of being_ corrupt.
being_, frict-ion rubb_ing_.
or _-ing_
-ISH = _to make_ publ-ish _to make_ public.
-ISE = _to render_, or fertil-ize _to render_ fertile.
-ize _perform the act of_
NOTE.--The suffix -ISE, -IZE, is of French origin, and is freely added to Latin roots in forming English derivatives.
-ISM = _state or act hero-ism _state of_ a hero.
of_; _idiom_ Gallic-ism a French _idiom_.
NOTE.--This suffix, except when signifying an idiom, is found only in words of Greek origin.
_one who_ art-ist _one who practices_ -IST = _practices_ or an art.
_is devoted to_ botan-ist _one who is devoted to_ botany.
-ITE = n. _one who is_ favor-ite _one who is_ favored.
-yte adj. _being_ defin-ite _being_ well defined.
prosel-yte _one who is_ brought over.
NOTE.--The form -YTE is found only in words of Greek origin.
-ITY = _state or security _state of being_ secure.
-ty quality_ ability _quality of being_ able.