-oid

See also öid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἶδος (eidos, “form, likeness”).

Suffix

-oid

1. Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Suffix appended to various words to make an adjective form.

   human → humanoid

   sterol → steroid

   planet → planetoid

Derived terms

• alkaloid
• android
• anthropoid
• asteroid
• factoid
• humanoid
• planetoid
• rhomboid
• steroid
• trapezoid
• typhoid

Synonyms

• -like

See also

-al -an -ar -ese -ic

-id -ish -ory -ous quasi- -y