-ment
noun suffix
1
a
: concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action
embankment
b
: concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action
entertainment
2
a
: action : process
development
b
: place of a (specified) action
encampment
3
: state or condition resulting from a (specified) action
amazement
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -mentum; akin to Latin -men, suffix denoting concrete result, Greek -mat-, -ma
Kids Definition
-ment
noun suffix
mənt
1
: result, goal, or method of a specified action
entertainment
2
: action : process
development
3
: place of a specified action
encampment
4
: state : condition
amazement