"-oid" meaning in English

See -oid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ɔɪd/ [Canada, UK, US], /-oɪd/ [General-Australian]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin -oīdēs, from Ancient Greek -ο-ειδής (-o-eidḗs) (the ο being the last vowel of the stem to which the suffix is attached); from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|lbor|la>-oīdēs>-oid|id=resembling}}, {{lbor|en|la|-oīdēs}} Learned borrowing from Latin -oīdēs, {{der|en|grc|-ο-ειδής}} Ancient Greek -ο-ειδής (-o-eidḗs) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|head=|id=}} -oid, {{en-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -oid
  1. Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist). Tags: morpheme Translations (suffix meaning similar but not the same): -ειδής (-eidḗs) (Ancient Greek), -oide (Catalan), 類 /类 (lèi) [prefix] (Chinese Mandarin), -oïde (Dutch), -oido (Esperanto), -oidi (Finnish), -mainen (Finnish), -oïde (French), -oide (Interlingua), -oide (Italian), -oīdēs (Latin), -hīwe (Old English), -hīwed (Old English), -hīwede (Old English), -oid [masculine] (Polish), -oide (Portuguese), -oide (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--oid-en-suffix-qUWmvwF8 Categories (other): Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 38 3 19 41 Synonyms (resembling): quasi-, para-, -form, -iform, -esque, -ish, -ly, -some, -y Synonyms (resembling; forms adjectives from nouns only): -like Synonyms (resembling; restricted to casual registers): -ass Disambiguation of 'resembling': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'resembling; forms adjectives from nouns only': 72 3 12 13 Disambiguation of 'resembling; restricted to casual registers': 88 2 5 5 Disambiguation of 'suffix meaning similar but not the same': 70 3 7 21
  2. (less commonly) Of, pertaining to, or related to. Tags: morpheme, uncommon
    Sense id: en--oid-en-suffix-gQ~-ZKnK
  3. Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--oid-en-suffix-en:derogatory Categories (other): Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 38 3 19 41
  4. (category theory) Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--oid-en-suffix-en:category_theory Categories (other): Category theory, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 22 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 3 21 46 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 38 3 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 2 24 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 25 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 4 25 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 3 32 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 3 32 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 2 31 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 3 33 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 4 31 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 12 1 30 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 3 32 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 2 32 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 3 28 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 16 4 23 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 3 31 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 2 31 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 2 29 55 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: usneoid
Coordinate_terms: -al, -an, -ar, -ate, -ese, -ian, -ic, -id, -ish, -ory, -ous, quasi-, -y
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        {
          "text": "left + -oid → leftoid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "right + -oid → rightoid",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nouns",
          "noun#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:derogatory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Category theory"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "group + -oid → groupoid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ring + -oid → ringoid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Lie algebra + -oid → Lie algebroid",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "monoid + -oid → monoidoid",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "category theory",
          "category theory"
        ],
        [
          "algebraic structure",
          "algebraic structure"
        ],
        [
          "horizontal categorification",
          "horizontal categorification"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(category theory) Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:category theory"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "category-theory",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɔɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-oɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "quasi-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "para-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-form"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-iform"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-esque"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-ish"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-ly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-some"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling",
      "word": "-y"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling; restricted to casual registers",
      "word": "-ass"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resembling; forms adjectives from nouns only",
      "word": "-like"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oide"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lèi",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "tags": [
        "prefix"
      ],
      "word": "類 /类"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oïde"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oido"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oidi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-mainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oïde"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "-eidḗs",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-ειδής"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oide"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oide"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oīdēs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-hīwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-hīwed"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-hīwede"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-oid"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oide"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "suffix meaning similar but not the same",
      "word": "-oide"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-oid"
}

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