affixation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of attaching or affixing something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	combination, combining, compounding,
definition	:	the act of combining things to form a new whole (noun.act)

hyponym	:	graft, grafting,
definition	:	the act of grafting something onto something else (noun.act)

2. formation of a word by means of an affix (noun.act)

hypernym	:	formation,
definition	:	creation by mental activity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	prefixation,
definition	:	formation of a word by means of a prefix (noun.act)

hyponym	:	suffixation,
definition	:	formation of a word by means of a suffix (noun.act)

3. the result of adding an affix to a root word (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure,
definition	:	the admissible arrangement of sounds in words (noun.cognition)

4. the act of attaching or affixing something (noun.act)

derivation	:	attach,
definition	:	cause to be attached (verb.contact)

derivation	:	add on, affix, append, supplement,
definition	:	add to the very end (verb.contact)

5. formation of a word by means of an affix (noun.act)

derivation	:	affix, affix,
definition	:	attach or become attached to a stem word (verb.contact)

6. the act of attaching or affixing something (noun.act)

derivation	:	attach,
definition	:	cause to be attached (verb.contact)

derivation	:	add on, affix, append, supplement,
definition	:	add to the very end (verb.contact)

7. formation of a word by means of an affix (noun.act)

derivation	:	affix, affix,
definition	:	attach or become attached to a stem word (verb.contact)