-ure

Morpheme

-ure

Type

suffix

Denotation

abstract noun suffix denoting an action

Etymology

Old French -ure and Latin -ūra

Evidence

adventure, closure, composure, culture, exposure, failure, feature, fixture, gesture, measure, mixture, nature, pasture, picture, pressure, texture, tincture

See Also

-ura

Homographs

Ur(e), Ure, (O)ure