-EOUS

Meaning of -EOUS in English

■ suffix (forming adjectives) resembling; displaying the nature of: aqueous.

Origin

from the L. suffix -eus + -ous .

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-EOUS — ēəs, yəs; or əs when the e influences the pronunciation of the preceding consonant as in “cretaceous” adjective suffix Etymology: …
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-EOUS — an adjectival suffix with the meanings "composed of," "resembling, having the nature of," occurring in loanwords from Latin ( igneous; …
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-EOUS — -eous BrE AmE i‿əs ▷ — piteous ˈpɪt i‿əs —This suffix imposes stress on the preceding syllable: couˈrageous. In some …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-EOUS — suffix forming adjectives meaning 'of the nature of' (erroneous; gaseous).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-EOUS — встречается в прилагательных (преим. фр. и лат. происхождения) со значением: обладающий данным признаком в большой степени - righteous праведный образует …
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-EOUS — = -ous
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-EOUS — = -ous
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-EOUS — = -ous
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-EOUS — встречается в прилагательных (преим. фр. и лат. происхождения) со значением: обладающий данным признаком в большой степени - righteous праведный образует …
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RIGHT — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English riht; akin to Old High German reht ~, Latin rectus straight, ~, …
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GAS — I. noun (plural ~es; also ~ses) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin chaos space, chaos Date: 1779 a fluid (as …
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VINE — I. ˈvīn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French vine, vigne, from Latin vinea …
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SANGUINE — I. ˈsaŋgwə̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English sanguin, from Middle French, from Latin sanguineus of blood, bloody, bloodred, from sanguin-, sanguis …
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RIGHTEOUS — I. ˈrīchəs adjective Etymology: alteration (infuenced by -eous ) of earlier rightwise, rightuous, from Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old …
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LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
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LAUREATE — I. ˈlȯrēə̇t, ˈlär-, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English laureat, from Latin laureatus crowned with laurel, from laurea laurel wreath …
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LARYNGEAL — I. ləˈrinj(ē)əl, |larə̇n|jēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin larynge us laryngeal (from laryng- + Latin -eus -eous) + English -al 1. …
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AROID — I. adjective or aroi·de·ous (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēəs, əˈrȯid- Etymology: aroid from New Latin Arum + English -oid; aroideous from aroid (II) + …
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VITRECTOMY — və̇.ˈtrektəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: vitr eous humor + -ectomy : surgical removal of all or part of the …
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VIMINEOUS — və̇ˈminēəs adjective Etymology: Latin vimineus, from vimin-, vimen pliant twig, withe + -eus -eous; akin to Latin viēre to plait …
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VENEREAN — -rēən adjective Etymology: Latin venere us venerean (from Vener-, Venus, Roman goddess of love, 2d planet from the sun — …
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UNRIGHTEOUS — |ən+ adjective Etymology: alteration (influenced by -eous ) of earlier unrightwise, unrightuous, from Middle English unrightwise, unrihtwise, from Old English …
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TRITICEOUS — trə̇ˈtishəs adjective Etymology: New Latin triticeus, from Latin, of or resembling wheat, from triticum wheat + -eus -eous : of, …
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TARTAREOUS — adjective Etymology: New Latin tartareus, from Medieval Latin tartarum tartar + Latin -eus -eous : consisting of or resembling tartar
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SULFUREOUS — adjective or sul·phu·re·ous |səl|fyu̇rēəs Etymology: Latin sulfureus, sulphureus, from sulfur, sulphur, sulpur sulfur + -eus -eous : consisting of sulfur …
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SUBEREOUS — (ˈ)sü|birēəs adjective or su·ber·ic -berik Etymology: subereous from Latin subereus, from suber + -eus -eous; suberic from Latin suber + …
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SPADICEOUS — spāˈdishəs, spəˈd- adjective Etymology: Latin spadic-, spadix frond torn off a palm tree, brownish color of palm fronds + English …
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-OIDEA — ˈȯidēə noun plural suffix or -oi·da -də ; or -oi·dei -dēˌī Etymology: -oidea, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes -oid + …
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HIDEOUS — [hid.eous] adj [alter. of ME hidous, fr. MF, fr. hisde, hide terror] (14c) 1: offensive to the senses and esp. …
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GASEOUS — [gas.eous] adj (1799) 1: having the form of or being gas; also: of or relating to gases 2. a: lacking …
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DESPITEOUS — [de.spit.eous] adj (14c) archaic: feeling or showing despite: malicious -- de.spit.eous.ly adv, archaic
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