-ics

suffix

Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

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Meanings

suffix-ics (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)
  1. uncountableForms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

    Synonyms: -istics, -logy, -s

  2. uncountableForms nouns referring to activities.

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixForms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

Similar
-istics-logy-s
Also see
-istics-logy

Origin

From -ic (“related or pertaining to”), with usage in the plural in imitation of the Latin and Greek usage.

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Translations

Arabic ـِيَّات
  • ـِيَّات (-iyyāt)fields of knowledge or practice
Czech -ika, -ie
  • -ikafields of knowledge or practice
  • -iefields of knowledge or practice
Esperanto -iko, -scienco
  • -ikofields of knowledge or practice
  • -sciencofields of knowledge or practice
Finnish -iikka
  • -iikkafields of knowledge or practice
French -ique
  • -iquefields of knowledge or practice
German -ik
  • -ikfields of knowledge or practice
Hungarian -ika
  • -ikafields of knowledge or practice
Norwegian Bokmål -ikk
  • -ikkfields of knowledge or practice
Polish -yka, -ika
  • -ykafields of knowledge or practice
  • -ikafields of knowledge or practice
Russian -ика
  • -ика (-ika)fields of knowledge or practice
Swedish -tik
  • -tikfields of knowledge or practice
Ukrainian -ика, -́іка
  • -ика (-yka)fields of knowledge or practice
  • -́іка (-́ika)fields of knowledge or practice
Welsh -eg
  • -egfields of knowledge or practice
Cite this entry
APA

-ics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ics

MLA

“-ics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ics.

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