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100 Prefixes and Suffixes Every Educated Adult Should Know

September 11, 2026

100 Prefixes and Suffixes Every Educated Adult Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. -able Capable of being; suitable for.
2. -dom State, domain, or collective group.
3. -ee Person receiving or undergoing an action.
4. -er Person or thing acting; greater degree.
5. -ery Place, activity, collective group, or characteristic behavior.
6. -ess Female person or animal.
7. -ette Small version; imitation; sometimes a female person.
8. -fold Multiplied by; having a specified number.
9. -ful Full of; characterized by; an amount filling.
10. -hood State, condition, or collective group.
11. -ic Relating to; characteristic of.
12. -ish Somewhat; approximately; resembling.
13. -ism Belief, system, practice, or characteristic behavior.
14. -ist Practitioner, specialist, or follower.
15. -ity State, quality, or condition.
16. -ive Having a tendency, function, or quality.
17. -less Without; lacking.
18. -let Small version of something.
19. -like Resembling; characteristic of.
20. -ling Small, young, or associated person or thing.
21. -ly In a particular manner; having particular qualities.
22. -ness State or quality of being.
23. -oid Resembling; having the form of.
24. -ory Relating to; serving for; associated place.
25. -osis Process or condition, often medical.
26. -ous Having; full of; characterized by.
27. -ship Status, skill, relationship, or office.
28. -th State or quality; position in order.
29. -tion Action, process, or result.
30. -tude State, condition, or quality.
31. -ure Action, process, result, or condition.
32. -ward In a specified direction.
33. -wise In a specified manner; regarding.
34. -y Having; characterized by; tending to.
35. a- Without; not.
36. ab- Away; away from.
37. ad- Toward; to; added to.
38. ambi- Both; on both sides.
39. ante- Before; preceding.
40. anti- Against; opposing; preventing.
41. auto- Self; by itself.
42. bi- Two; twice.
43. centi- One hundredth of a unit.
44. circum- Around; surrounding.
45. co- Together; jointly.
46. counter- Against; opposite; in response.
47. de- Removing; reversing; reducing.
48. demi- Half; partly; lesser.
49. dis- Not; opposite of; removing or reversing.
50. dys- Bad; difficult; impaired; abnormal.
51. en- Putting into; making or causing.
52. ex- Former; out of.
53. extra- Outside; beyond; additional.
54. fore- Before; at the front.
55. giga- One billion times a unit.
56. hyper- Excessive; above normal.
57. hypo- Below; less than normal.
58. in- Not; in or into.
59. infra- Below; beneath.
60. inter- Between or among.
61. intra- Within or inside.
62. kilo- One thousand times a unit.
63. macro- Large; relating to the overall scale.
64. mal- Bad; badly; abnormal.
65. mega- Very large; one million times a unit.
66. meta- Beyond; about itself or its category.
67. micro- Very small; one millionth.
68. mid- In the middle of.
69. mini- Small; miniature.
70. mis- Wrongly or badly.
71. mono- One; single.
72. multi- Many; multiple.
73. nano- One billionth; extremely small.
74. neo- New; revived; modern.
75. non- Not; absence of.
76. omni- All; everywhere.
77. out- Beyond; exceeding; outward.
78. over- Excessively; above.
79. pan- All; involving every member.
80. para- Beside; beyond; resembling; auxiliary.
81. peri- Around; enclosing.
82. poly- Many; much.
83. post- After in time or order.
84. pre- Before in time or order.
85. pro- Supporting; favoring; forward.
86. pseudo- False; sham; only apparently genuine.
87. re- Again; back.
88. retro- Backward; relating to the past.
89. self- Directed toward or performed by oneself.
90. semi- Half; partly.
91. sub- Under; below; secondary.
92. super- Above; beyond; greater than usual.
93. supra- Above; beyond.
94. trans- Across; beyond; through.
95. tri- Three.
96. ultra- Beyond; extremely.
97. un- Not; opposite of; reversing an action.
98. under- Below; insufficiently.
99. uni- One; single.
100. vice- Deputy; acting in place of.

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