-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, object, or means of a (specified) action

attachment

government

2

a

: action : process

improvement

development

b

: place of a (specified) action

encampment

3

: state : condition

amazement

Etymology

from Latin -mentum (noun suffix)