Thematic index of Qualities
| bene- | Good; well. |
| brachy- | Shortness. |
| brady- | Slowness. |
| cac(o)- | Unpleasant, bad, or incorrect. |
| calli- | Beautiful. |
| crypt(o)- | Concealed or secret. |
| dino- | Terrible, frightful; dinosaur. |
| eigen- | Proper; characteristic. |
| elast(o)- | Elastic. |
| equi- | Equal; equally. |
| eu- | Well; easily. |
| eury- | A wide variety or range of something. |
| gravi- | Weight; gravity. |
| gymn(o)- | Bare or naked. |
| haplo- | Single or simple. |
| hetero- | Different or other. |
| hol(o)- | Whole or complete. |
| homeo- | Similar. |
| homo-1 | The same. |
| hyal(o)- | Glassy or transparent. |
| hyper- | Excessive; above normal. |
| hypo- | Under; below normal; slightly. |
| ideo- | Idea. |
| idio- | Personal; own. |
| -ity | A quality or condition. |
| -ive | Showing a quality or tendency. |
| lyo- | Dispersion; dissolution. |
| -mania | Mental abnormality or obsession; extreme enthusiasm or admiration. |
| mis(o)- | Hatred for or a hater of something. |
| neo- | New. |
| -ness | A state or condition. |
| normo- | Normal; close to the average. |
| nudi- | Naked. |
| nulli- | Nothing. |
| -oid | Like; resembling. |
| -ome | Having a specified nature. |
| -opsis | Observation or perception; likeness. |
| pachy- | Thick. |
| pan- | All-inclusive. |
| pen(e)- | Almost; nearly. |
| per- | Through; all over; completely. |
| phaeo- | Dusky. |
| -phane | Having a given appearance. |
| phil(o)- | Liking for a specified thing. |
| placo- | A plate. |
| pleo- | More. |
| preter- | More than. |
| pseud(o)- | False; imitative. |
| pycn(o)- | Compact; dense. |
| quasi- | Seemingly; apparently but not really; partly or almost. |
| rect(i)- | Straight; right; correct. |
| schiz(o)- | Divided or split. |
| stego- | Covered; hidden. |
| steno- | Small; constricted. |
| tach(o)- | Speed. |
| tachy- | Rapid. |
| -tastic | Something outstanding, superb, or excellent. |
| tauto- | The same. |
| teleo- | Perfect; complete. |
| tono- | tension; tone. |
| -wise | In a given way or manner; with respect to or concerning. |
| -worthy | Deserving; suitable or fit for. |
| xeno- | Foreign; different. |
| -y3 | A quality, state, action, or entity. |
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