-oid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] Synonyms

• -like

[edit] See also

-al -an -ar -ese -ic

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