Suffix - ive, -ist, -ism
-ive
tending to
attractive
tending to be pleasing or appealing to the senses
unattractive
tending to be pleasing or appealing to the senses
reactive
tending to react, or show a response to something
journalism
the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites
optimism
a quality or state of being hopeful or confident of the success of something
terrorism
a state of terror, an act of terror
-ist
one who
optimist
one who tends to be hopeful or confident about the success of something
terrorist
one who uses terror
journalist
one who works for a newspaper, magazine, or news website
-ism
quality, state of