-able
- possibility
acceptable, admirable, adorable, advisable, comparable, dependable, desirable, disposable, enjoyable, imaginable, irritable, manageable, noticeable, peelable, predictable, profitable, recognizable, remarkable, tolerable, understandable, variable, washable
- having certain qualities
comfortable, fashionable, honourable, knowledgeable, pleasurable, valuable
after-
- timing of activities
after-dinner, after-hours, after-lunch, after-sales, after-school, after-work
- results
aftertaste, after-effects, afterglow, after-care, after-image, afterpain, aftershock, after-smell
-age
- a process or state
blockage, breakage, coverage, drainage, leakage, linkage, marriage, shortage, shrinkage, spoilage, stoppage, storage, wastage, wreckage
- measurement
acreage, footage, litreage, mileage, percentage, poundage, tonnage, voltage, yardage
agro-
- connected with 'soil' or 'agriculture'
agrochemical, agrology, agronomist, agronomy
-aholic
- 'dedicated to something'
bookaholic, cashaholic, chocaholic, newsaholic, shopaholic, workaholic, writaholic
-al
- connection
accidental, additional, classical, continental, conventional, conversational, cynical, educational, emotional, environmental, experimental, fanatical, geographical, global, historical, institutional, logical, mechanical, musical, national, occasional, oriental, original, parental, philosophical, political, presidential, professional, regional, residential, sceptical, sensational, sentimental, statistical, traditional
- actions
avowal, bestowal, betrayal, committal, denial, dismissal, renewal, rental, withdrawal
all-
- one thing or quality
all-acrylic, all-action, all-aluminium, all-black, all-cash, all-electic, all-female, all-grey, all-male, all-new, all-rubber, all-star, all-steel, all-union, all-volunteer, all-white, all-woman, all-wood, all-wool
- every type
all-age, all-function, all-party, all-purpose, all-season, all-sports, all-weather
- affecting everyone or everything
all-absorbing, all-conquering, all-consuming, all-demanding, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-engulfing, all-enveloping, all-giving, all-inclusive, all-invading, all-knowing, all-loving, all-pervading, all-seeing
-an
- connected with the names of places
African, Algerian, American, Angolan, Asian, Australian, Brazilian, Californian, Cuban, European, Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Korean, Nigerian, Russian, Sicilian, Syrian
-ance
- with verbs
acceptance, admittance, alliance, appearance, assitance, assurance, attendance, clearance, defiance, disappearance, disturbance, dominance, endurance, entrance, guidance, insurance, maintenance, observance, performance, radiance, reliance, resemblance, resistance, tolerance
- with adjectives
abundace, arrogance, brilliance, elegance, extravagance, exuberance, fragrance, ignorance, importance, insignificance, intolerance, invariance, irrelevance, petulance, predominance, reluctance, repugnance, significance, vigilance
-ant
- occupations and participation
accountant, applicant, assailant, assistant, attendant, combatant, consultant, contestant, defendant, dependant, descendant, emigrant, immigrant, informant, inhabitant, occupant, perticipant, servant
- things which have an effect
accelerant, contaminant, coolant, decongestant, defoliant, depressant, determinant, disinfectant, lubricant, pollutant, sealent
- in adjectives
abundant, adamant, arrogant, brilliant, buoyant, constant, distant, dominant, elegant, extravagant, ignorant, important, indignant, instant, militant, pleasant, pregnant, redundant, revevant, reluctant, significant, tolerant, triumphant, vacant
anti-
- opposition
anti-abortion, anti-aggression, anti-authority, anti-British, anti-capitalist, anti-colonial, anti-communist, anti-democratic, anti-discrimination, anti-establishment, anti-government, anti-marriage, anti-nuclear, anti-racist, anti-war
- prevention
anti-aircraft, anti-bacterial, anti-burglar, anti-car-thief, anti-cholesterol, anti-depressant, anti-fraud, anti-freeze, anti-fungal, anti-infection, anti-inflation, anti-invasion, anti-missile, anti-pollution, anti-rust, anti-seasickness, anti-submarine, anti-tank
-archy
- connected with 'rule' or 'government'
anarchy, hierarchy, matriarchy, monarchy, oligarchy, patriarchy
-arian
- connected with particular thing
agrarian, authoritarian, disciplinarian, egalitarian, humanitarian, librarian, parliamentrian, totalitarian, vegetarian, veterinarian
