Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "affix" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

nonaffix

Causes

adhere

Coordinate Terms

clitic

Derived Terms

affixable affixal affixation affixer affixhood affixion affixive affixment affixoid reaffix separable affix

Derived From

fix

Context

decorative art linguistic morphology mathematics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attach bound form bound morpheme formans formant formative

Type Of (IsA)

bound morpheme morpheme word constituent

Manner Of

attach

Part Of

word

Related Terms

annex append appendage attach bound morpheme circumfix complex number fasten figuratively fix gauss plane infix prefix stem subjoin suffix suprafix

Similar Terms

clitic

Synonym Network

addition append fix suffix

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