plural -eries
1
: qualities collectively : character : -ness
snobbery
2
: art : practice
quackery
trickery
3
: place of doing, keeping, producing, or selling (the thing specified)
fishery
bakery
eatery
4
: collection : aggregate
finery
greenery
5
: state or condition
slavery

Word History

Etymology

Middle English -erie, from Anglo-French, from -ier -er + -ie -y

Dictionary Entries Near -ery

Cite this Entry

“-ery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-ery. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

-ery

noun suffix
(ə-)rē
plural -eries
1
: qualities considered as a group : character
snobbery
2
: place of doing, keeping, producing, or selling (the thing specified)
fishery
bakery
3
: collection : aggregate
finery
4
: state or condition
drudgery
Etymology

derived from early French -erie (noun suffix)

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