-mony
a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony).
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- -morph
a combining form meaning “form, structure,” of the kind specified by the initial element: isomorph. -morph combining form indicating shape, form, or structure of a specified kind ectomorph derived forms -morphic, -morphous, combining_form:in_adjective -morphy, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek -morphos, from morphē shape -morph suff. form; shape; structure: endomorph.
- -morphic
variant of -morphous: anthropomorphic. -morphic suff. having a specified shape or form: h-m-morphic.
- -morphism
a combining form occurring in nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -morphic, or -morphous: monomorphism. -morphism suff. the condition or quality of having a specified form: isomorphism.
- -morphous
a combining form with the meaning “having the shape, form, or structure” of the kind or number specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: polymorphous. also, -morphic. compare morpho-. -morphous suff. having a specified shape or form: polymorphous.
- -most
a combining form of most occurring in a series of superlatives: foremost; utmost. -most suffix forming the superlative degree of some adjectives and adverbs hindmost, uppermost word origin old english -mǣst, -mest, originally a superlative suffix, later mistakenly taken as derived from mǣst (adv) most