-ey
variant of -y1 , especially after y: clayey.
-ey2
variant of -y2 , especially after y.
-ey
suffix
a variant of -y1 , -y2
-y1
suffix
(from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling sunny, sandy, smoky, cl-ssy
(from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified leaky, shiny
word origin
-y2
suffix (informal)
denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity a doggy, a granny, jamie
a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being a groupie, a fatty
word origin
-ey
related terms
-ie
-ie
suffix
used to form adjectives having the quality indicated: comfy/ creepy/ sw-nky
used to form nouns
diminutive, affectionate, or familiar versions of what is indicated: auntie/ cubby/ thingy/ tootsie/ folksy
coming from the place or background indicated: arky/ okie/ yalie
a person of the sort indicated: weirdie/ hippy/ sharpy
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- -facient
suffix, suffix indicating a state or quality absorbefacient, rubefacient word origin -facient suff. causing; bringing about: somnifacient. something that causes or brings about: abortifacient.
- -favoured
adjective (in combination) having an appearance (as specified) ill-favoured
- -fer
a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: aquifer; conifer; foraminifer. -fer combining form indicating a person or thing that bears something specified crucifer, conifer word origin
- -ferous
a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” “yielding,” “containing,” “conveying,” used in the formation of compound words: coniferous; pestiferous. -ferous combining form bearing or producing coniferous, crystalliferous compare -gerous word origin
- -fest
-fest in compounds such as hen-fest, gab-fest, etc., 1889, amer.eng., borrowed from ger. fest “festival,” abstracted from volksfest, etc., from m.h.g. vëst, from l. festum (see festivity). -fest combining form a celebration or extensive exercise and indulgence of what is indicated: slugfest/ gabfest/ f-ckfest/ jazzfest/ schmoozefest/ splatterfest related terms bull session [1880s+; fr german, ”festival”]