Suffix
Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist).
Usage- morpheme
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human + -oid → humanoid
sterol + -oid → steroid
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ellipse + -oid → ellipsoid
geo- + -oid → geoid
Of, pertaining to, or related to.
Usage- morpheme
- Uncommon
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lympho- + -oid → lymphoid
myelo- + -oid → myeloid
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aster- + -oid → asteroid
Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people.
Usage- morpheme
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waste + -oid → wastoid
west + -oid → westoid
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left + -oid → leftoid
right + -oid → rightoid
goblin + -oid → goblinoid
Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure.
Usage- morpheme
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group + -oid → groupoid
ring + -oid → ringoid
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Lie algebra + -oid → Lie algebroid
monoid + -oid → monoidoid