- indicating state, condition, or quality: enjoyment
- indicating the result or product of an action: embankment
- indicating process or action: management
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-ment, suffix.
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- -ment is attached to verbs to form nouns that refer to the action of the verb:govern + -ment → government.
- -ment is also attached to verbs to form nouns that refer to a state or condition resulting from the action of a verb:refresh + -ment → refreshment.
- -ment is attached to verbs to form nouns that refer to a product resulting from the action of a verb: frag- + -ment → fragment (= a piece resulting from the breaking off of something).
-ment,
- a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment;
refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament).
- Latin -mentum, suffix forming nouns, usually from verbs
- French
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-ment suffix forming nouns
'ment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affix
- -ment
- abase
- abash
- abatement
- abet
- abridgment
- abutment
- accompaniment
- accomplishment
- accouchement
- accouplement
- accouterment
- accroach
- accrue
- achievement
- achievement age
- achievement quotient
- achievement test
- acknowledgment
- acquirement
- additament
- adjournment
- adjustment
- adjustment disorder
- admeasurement
- adornment
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- advancement
- advertisement
- advisement
- affreight
- aggiornamento
- aggrieve
- agistment
- agreement
- ailment
- air consignment note
- alignment
- alignment chart
- aliment
- alimony
- aline
- allotment
- allurement
- amass
- amazement
- amendment
- ament
- amerce