-ive
suffix
uk/-ɪv/us/-ɪv/(also-ative);(also-itive);(also-tive)addedtoverbstoformadjectivesmeaningshowingtheabilitytoperformtheactivityrepresentedby theverb:
imaginative
descriptive
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- -ibility
- ability
- age
- ambience
- appearance
- character
- have it inyouidiom
- hood
- humanity
- in
- presentation
- respect
- shape
- trappings
- unaffiliated
- undercurrent
- undertone
- vibe