Morpheme
-olence
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a “state or quality of being full of or abounding in” corresponding to -olent adjectives
Etymology
Latin -olentia, from -olentus + -ia
Evidence
sanguinolence, somnolence
-olence
suffix
noun suffix denoting a “state or quality of being full of or abounding in” corresponding to -olent adjectives
Latin -olentia, from -olentus + -ia
sanguinolence, somnolence
