Prefixes+and++Suffixes

What is a prefix?
A prefix (affix) is a word, or letter(s) placed at the beginning of another word (a base word) to adjust or qualify its usage or meaning. The opposite of prefix is [|suffix]. []
 * ==List of English Prefixes==||~ =====Prefix===== ||~ =====General Meaning===== ||~ =====Example===== ||
 * a(n)- || not, without || atonality , asexuality , amoral , anarchy ||
 * ab- || away || abduction, absolutism , ablution ||
 * ac- ||  ||   ||
 * acr(o)- || high, up || Acropolis ||
 * aden(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * aer(o)- || air || aeronautics, aerodrome , aeroplane , aerodynamics ||
 * agr(o)- || relating to farming || agriculture ||
 * an- ||  ||   ||
 * an(a)- || out of || anachronism ||
 * an(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * andr- || man || androgyny, androcentrism , android , androgen ||
 * anem- ||  ||   ||
 * Anglo- || English or British || Anglo-Irish relations, anglophile ||
 * ante- || before || antebellum ||
 * anthrop(o)- || relating to human beings || anthropology, anthropocentrism , anthropomorphic ||
 * ant(i)- || against || antidote, antibody , anticlockwise ||
 * aut(o)- || self || autonomy, autobiography , automobile , autopilot ||
 * bar(o)- || atmosphere ||  ||
 * bathy- || deep || Bathyscape, Bathysphere ||
 * be- || completely, thoroughly; excessively; on; around; about; used to form transitive verbs ||  ||
 * bi- || two || bicycle, bijection , bilingual , bicameralism , bisexuality ||
 * bi(o)- || life || biology, biography , biosphere , biotechnology ||
 * bibli(o)- || relating to books || bibliophilia, bibliography ||
 * blast(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * brady- || slow || bradycardia ||
 * brom(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * bronch(o)- || relating to breathing || bronchitis ||
 * cac(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * cardi(o)- || heart || cardiovascular ||
 * cent-, centi - || hundred or hundredth || centenary, centimeter, centipede ||
 * cephal(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * chrom(o)-, chromat(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * chron(o)- || time || chronology, chronograph ||
 * circum- || around || circumcision, circumnavigation, circumlocution, circumference ||
 * cion(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * co- || together || cooperative, cohabit ||
 * colpo- ||  ||   ||
 * com-, con-, col-, cor- || with, together || conference, connotation , context , Congress , congregation ||
 * contr(a)-, contr(o) || against, opposite || contradiction, contraception , controversy ||
 * cosm(o)- ||  || cosmology, cosmopolitan , cosmotheism ||
 * counter- || against, opposite || counterpoint, counterweight , Counter-Reformation ||
 * crin(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * cry(o)- || frost, icy cold || cryogenics , cryoelectronics , cryostorage ||
 * crypt(o)- || hidden || cryptography, cryptozoology ||
 * cyt(o)- || hollow, receptacle, cell || cytoplasm, cytology ||
 * dactyl(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * de- || taking something away, the opposite || decentralisation, deforestation , dehydration ||
 * dec(a)-, dek(a)- || ten || decamerous ||
 * deci - || one tenth || deciliter ||
 * dem(o)- || people, nation || demographics, democracy ||
 * derm(o)-, derm(a)-, dermat- || skin || dermatology, dermatitis ||
 * di- || two, double ||  ||
 * didact(o)- || apt at teaching ||  ||
 * dynam(o)- || power, force || dynamic , dynamite , dynamo ||
 * dis- || reverse, opposite || dissent , discovery , disambiguation ||
 * dox(o)- || Doxology ||  ||
 * dys- || bad, deformed, abnormal || dyspepsia, dystrophy , dysarthria ||
 * eco- || house || economy, ecology , ecosystem , ecotourism , ecotage ||
 * ecto(s)- || outside || ectoskeleton ||
 * edaph(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * electr(o)- || electricity || electrocution ||
 * embry(o)- || full ||  ||
 * encephal(o)- || brain || encephalitis ||
 * end(o)-, ent(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * enne(a)- || nine || enneastyle ||
 * enter(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * eo- || dawn, early || eobacterium ||
 * ep(i)-, eph- || above || epitaxy ||
 * erg(o)- ||  || ergonomics ||
 * erythr(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * erot(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * stom(o)-, stomat(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * ethn(o)- ||  || ethnology, ethnolinguistics , ethnocentrism ||
 * eu- || good || eulogy, euthanasia , eugenics , euphemism ||
 * ex- || former || ex-wife, ex-president ||
 * ex(o)- || outside || exoskeleton ||
 * extra- || very, more than usual, outside, beyond || extra-thin, extra-special extraordinary, extraterrestrial ||
 * flor(i)- || relating to flowers || florist ||
 * fore- || before, in advance || foreskin, foreshadowing ||
 * gyn- || female || gynaecology, gynoid ||
 * hemi- || half || hemimetabolous ||
 * hex(a)- || six || hexapod ||
 * hyper- || excessive, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) || hyperactive, hyperthyroidism ||
 * hyp(o)- || below, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) || hypodermic ||
 * in- || extremely || inflammable, invaluable ||
 * in-, il-, im-, ir- || not || infallibility, illiteracy , immoral , irrelevant ||
 * inter- || between, from one to another || intervention, international ||
 * intra- || within, interior || intramural, intravenous ||
 * kilo - || thousand || kilogram, kilowatt ||
 * mal- || bad, badly || malpractice, malnutrition ||
 * maxi- || most, very, large || maxi-dress ||
 * mega -, megal- || million, very large || megabyte , megaphone ||
 * meta- || after, beyond || metacarpal, metaphysics ||
 * micro - || one millionth, very small || microgram, microorganism , micronation ||
 * mid- || in the middle of || mid-term elections, Mid-Autumn Festival , Mid-Atlantic Ridge ||
 * milli - || thousandth || milligram, milliliter ||
 * mini- || small || miniskirt, miniscule ||
 * mis- || bad, wrong || miscarriage , misanthropy , misogyny ||
 * mon(o)- || one, single || monolith , monorail , monotony , monocle ||
 * multi- || many || multiculturalism, multilingual ||
 * non- || not || nonsense, non-denial denial ||
 * non- || nine || none, nonagon ||
 * oct(o)-, oct(a)- || eight || octane, octopod , octagon ||
 * oo- (" oo -oh") || egg, ovum || oocyte ||
 * out- || more, to a greater degree || to outdo, to outrun ||
 * over- || more than normal, too much || overpopulation, over-consumption ||
 * pent(a)- || five || pentagon ||
 * post- || after || Post-Fordism, postpartum depression , postmodernity , postmodernism ||
 * pre- || before || prediction, preview , precedent , prenatal care ||
 * pro- || for, in favour of || pro-choice, pro-life, promotion ||
 * quadr-, quart- || four || quadrangle, quadruplet , quartic , quartile ||
 * quin(que)- || five, into five parts || quinquesection ||
 * quint(i)- || fifth, five || quintiped ||
 * re- || again, repeatedly || reduction, reflection , revolution ||
 * rect(i)- || proper, straight || rectify, rectangle ||
 * scler(o)- || hard || scleroderma atherosclerosis ||
 * semi- || half || semi-automatic, semi-detached ||
 * sept(a)- || seven || heptachord ||
 * sex(i)- || six || sexivalent ||
 * Sino- || Chinese || Sino-American relations ||
 * spasm(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * sperm(o)-, spermat(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * spher(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * sphygm(o)- || pulso || sphygmomanometer ||
 * splen(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * splanchn(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * schiz(o)-, schist(o)- || split || schizophrenia, schistocyte ||
 * staphyl(o)- ||  ||   ||
 * styl(o)- || pillar ||  ||
 * sub- || below, less than, under,(least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) || subset, subsonic , subway , subtitles ||
 * super- || extremely, more than, (least to greatest in order: //hypo, sub, super, hyper//) || superhuman, Superego , supersonic ||
 * syn- || along with, together, at the same time || synergy, synchronicity ||
 * tach(y)-, tach(o)- || fast, speed || tachycardia, tachometer ||
 * tel(e)-, tel(o)- || far, over a long distance || telecommunications, television , telephoto lens , telodynamic ||
 * tel(o)-, tel(e)- || end, complete, mature || teloblast ||
 * trans- || across, beyond || transfer, transubstantiation , transatlantic , Trans-Siberian railway ||
 * tri- || three || triangle, tricolor , triptych ||
 * ultra- || extremely, beyond a certain limit || Ultramontanism, ultraviolet ||
 * un- || not, opposite, take something away || unconstitutional, undelete ||
 * uni- || one, single || uniform , unification ||
 * ur- || first, original || urtext ||
 * zoo- (" zoo -oh") || relating to animals || zoomorphic, zoology || ||

List of English Suffixes
A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word that conditions its usage or meaning. The opposite of suffix is [|prefix].


 * [|suffix][|Meaning]Samples ||
 * ~ =====Suffix===== ||~ =====General Meaning===== ||~ =====Example===== ||
 * -agogy || leading || pedagogy, demagogy ||
 * -archy || rule, leadership || gynarchy, anarchy ||
 * -cele, -coele, -coel || body cavity || mucocoel or mucocoele ||
 * -cele || tumor, hernia || hydatidocele ||
 * -centesis || puncturing || amniocentesis, rachicentesis ||
 * -chondrion || small grainlike structure || mitochondrion ||
 * -cide || murder, killing agent || suicide, vespacide, regicide ||
 * -cracy || rule, government || kakistocracy, democracy , androcracy ||
 * -cycle || circle, cycle, unit of radio frequency || epicycle, hydrocycle ||
 * -ectasia, -ectasis || stretching out || brochiectasis, telangiectasia ||
 * -ectomy || surgical removal || laryngectomy, vasectomy ||
 * -emesis || vomiting || hematemesis, hyperemesis ||
 * -emia || blood condition || leukemia, anaemia ||
 * -enchyma || cellular tissue || mesenchyma, karyenchyma ||
 * -ess || female || actress, waitress , stewardess ||
 * -esthesis, -esthesia || sensation, feeling || synesthesia, kinesthesis ||
 * -fugal || fuge, driving or travelling away from, expelling || centrifugal ||
 * -ful || full of, having some or much || hopeful, useful ||
 * -hedron || geometric solid || icosahedron, tetrahedron ||
 * -holic || love, addiction || alcoholic ||
 * -ic ||  ||   ||
 * -id || skin rash || syphilid ||
 * -ism || doctrine, act, practice, condition || Protestantism, alcoholism , Buddhism , southernism ||
 * -ist || person || dentist ||
 * -itis || disease, inflammation || hepatitis, gingivitis ||
 * -itude ||  || attitude, certitude ||
 * -ium || metallic element (exception: helium) || sodium, Calcium ||
 * -kinesis || movement (ability thereof) || telekinesis ||
 * -less || lack of || homeless, useless ||
 * -ly || -like, having the attributes of; In modern English, primarily changes adjectives to adverbs; also changes some nouns to adjectives and some (past-tense) verbs to adverbs || quick(adj) > quickly(adv), state(n) > stately(adj), abashed(v) > abashedly(adv) ||
 * -mania || an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action || kleptomania, megalomania , mythomania ||
 * -ography or -ogram || writing, description || stenography, geography , ideogram ||
 * -oid || resembling || solenoid, hominoid ||
 * -ology || study, science || planetology, thyroidology , phthisiology ||
 * -omics || area of biology || proteomics ||
 * -onomy || knowledge of || astronomy ||
 * -onym || name, word || antonym, consonym , heteronym ||
 * -osis || process, action || mitosis, osmosis ||
 * -osis || formation || ostosis ||
 * -osis || diseased condition || psychosis ||
 * -phagy, -phagia || eating || monophagy ||
 * -philia || attraction || hemophilia ||
 * -phobia || fear || acrophobia, mysophobia ||
 * -phone || sound, audio || telephone, homophone ||
 * -science || knowing || omniscience ||
 * -scope || from Greek //skopos//, view; instrument for viewing and observing spaces || microscope , telescope ||
 * -ship || circle, state of being || friendship, relationship ||
 * -stan || land, country || Afghanistan ||
 * -tropism || to turn || phototropism ||
 * -us || inflammation || ulcus (ulcer) ||
 * -ward || direction || southward ||
 * -wise || direction || clockwise ||

[]

media type="youtube" key="0A00xxNKtvY" height="390" width="480"media type="youtube" key="ZOJrjNR7ZZM" height="390" width="480"

media type="youtube" key="WaQQG-f6gzo" height="390" width="640"media type="youtube" key="xv8RmPhrNWY" height="390" width="480"