affix
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Types & categories
- bound morpheme hypernym
- prefix hyponym
- suffix hyponym
- infix hyponym
Parts & wholes
- word part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
attach to
affix the seal here
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- bond causes
Sense 3 verb
add to the very end
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- subjunction derivation
- affixation derivation
- accessory derivation
- appendage derivation
- supplement derivation
- appendant derivation
Sense 4 verb
attach or become attached to a stem word
grammatical morphemes affix to the stem
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- affixation derivation
- affixation derivation
- affix derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | affix |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | affixal |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | word |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bound morpheme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prefix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infix |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | bond |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stamp |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | seal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | post |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plaster |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | subjunction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affixation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accessory |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | appendage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | supplement |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | appendant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | annex |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affixation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affixation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affix |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | prefix |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | suffix |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | infix |