-OUS


Meaning of -OUS in English

-ous /əs/ BrE AmE suffix [in adjectives]

[ Language: Old French ; Origin: -ous , -eus , from Latin -osus and -us ]

describes something that has a particular quality:

dangerous (=full of danger)

spacious (=with a lot of space)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.