HOW TO PRONOUNCE
affix
/ˈæfɪks/
Press play to hear how to pronounce affix.
American Pronunciation Guide · 0:47
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does affix mean?
noun
- A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- That which is affixed; an appendage.
- The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
More meanings (4)
noun
- Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
verb
- To attach.
- To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
- To fix or fasten figuratively.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/ˈæfɪks/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
Jim’s, not to be outdone, would affix bows and rosettes everywhere.
Under their cover, well shaded and hidden, birds build, but not against or on the stems, though they will affix their nests to much less certain supports.
More book examples (3)
A name, which is great without resorting to the borrowed light of titles and honors, is greater than any possible suffix or affix which could be appended to it.
Most readers are no doubt familiar with the many beautiful Cockers which have appeared in the show ring and carried off so many prizes under the distinguishing affix Bowdler.
Mr. Rochester had himself written the direction, “Mrs. Rochester, —— Hotel, London,” on each: I could not persuade myself to affix them, or to have them affixed.