-eous
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From earlier -uous, alteration of -wose, -wos, a variant of -wise, from Middle English -wise, -wis, -wys, from Old English -wīs (“-wise”). More at -wise.
Suffix
-eous
- Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling to or having the characteristics of the suffixed term; similar to -ous.
Etymology 2
Chiefly from -ous with preceding vowel (compare -ious); compare also Latin -eus; but also by concatenation with English -te (an earlier form of -ty).
Suffix
-eous
- Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- achlamydeous
- acidoleous
- aculeous
- advantageous
- aeneous
- aereous
- aireous
- albugineous
- amaryllideous
- amomeous
- ampelideous
- amygdalineous
- anconeous
- anguineous
- antecedaneous
- apocyneous
- aqueous
- araneous
- arboreous
- argenteous
- aroideous
- artocarpeous
- arundineous
- asclepiadeous
- assentaneous
- atheous
- azureous
- beauteous
- berberideous
- bipedaneous
- boragineous
- bounteous
- brunneous
- buxeous
- calcineous
- cancerideous
- carabideous
- carneous
- cartilagineous
- caryophylleous
- caseous
- cassideous
- castaneous
- cereous
- ceroneous
- ceruleous
- chalybeous
- chargeous
- chlamydeous
- chrysomelideous
- chylaqueous
- cicindelideous
- cinereous
- cinnamomeous
- circumforaneous
- circumterraneous
- citreous
- clareous
- coccineous
- cochleous
- coetaneous
- coinstantaneous
- collactaneous
- collectaneous
- concomitaneous
- conditaneous
- conforaneous
- consanguineous
- consectaneous
- consentaneous
- contemporaneous
- conterraneous
- coriaceous
- cornaceous
- corneous
- corporeous
- courageous
- courteous
- croceous
- cupreous
- cupressineous
- curculionideous
- curvilineous
- cutaneous
- cyaneous
- cyanophyceous
- cycadeous
- cygneous
- cynareous
- cynipideous
- dainteous
- daleous
- damageous
- deceiteous
- demiurgeous
- despiteous
- dichlamydeous
- digeneous
- disadvantageous
- discourteous
- dispiteous
- dissentaneous
- disvantageous
- dulceous
- duteous
- ebeneous
- entheous
- epicureous
- epidermeous
- epigeous
- equitemporaneous
- ericineous
- erroneous
- ethereous
- exosseous
- exsanguineous
- extemporaneous
- exterraneous
- extrageneous
- extraneous
- farreous
- felleous
- ferreous
- ferrugineous
- festuceous
- filaceous
- flamineous
- flammeous
- florideous
- foliageous
- foraneous
- fratcheous
- frustraneous
- fruticeous
- fulgureous
- fulmineous
- fungeous
- gaseous
- gelataneous
- gemmeous
- geometrideous
- gerontogeous
- glaireous
- glareous
- glochideous
- gorgeous
- gramineous
- griseous
- gynobaseous
- gypseous
- harageous
- hesperideous
- heterochlamydeous
- heterogeneous
- heteroideous
- heteronemeous
- hexapetaloideous
- holosteous
- homochlamydeous
- homonemeous
- homotaxeous
- hypogeous
- ichneumonideous
- idoneous
- igneous
- ileous
- impiteous
- incorporeous
- inducteous
- inerroneous
- inidoneous
- inrighteous
- instantaneous
- intercutaneous
- interosseous
- interraneous
- intracutaneous
- intrafoliaceous
- intraneous
- irideous
- jaspideous
- juncagineous
- lacteous
- laneous
- lapideous
- lardeous
- largeous
- ligneous
- limitaneous
- loasaceous
- lozengeous
- lungeous
- luteous
- lynceous
- malvaceous
- manganeseous
- marmoreous
- meddleous
- mediterraneous
- melleous
- melligineous
- membraneous
- metaigneous
- mighteous
- milleporeous
- mimoseous
- mirageous
- miscellaneous
- misteous
- momentaneous
- monochlamydeous
- monodichlamydeous
- monogeneous
- mucocarneous
- mucocutaneous
- mucosanguineous
- multeous
- musculocutaneous
- musteous
- nacreous
- naufrageous
- nauseous
- necromaneous
- nectareous
- nelumboneous
- nephroideous
- neurocutaneous
- nitreous
- nitrogeneous
- nitrosulphureous
- niveous
- nuceous
- ochreous
- oculocutaneous
- oileous
- oleous
- omohyoideous
- opertaneous
- orchideous
- osseous
- outrageous
- paleous
- palmeous
- pandaneous
- pathopoeous
- pedaneous
- pelliceous
- penecontemporaneous
- pentaphylloideous
- percoideous
- percutaneous
- pergameneous
- pergamentaceous
- periantheous
- periosteous
- perosseous
- petaloideous
- petroleous
- petrosiliceous
- peucedaneous
- phoeniceous
- phosphoreous
- phyllodineous
- phylloideous
- piceous
- picoideous
- pileous
- piteous
- plainteous
- plataneous
- plenteous
- pleurorhizeous
- plumaceous
- plumbeous
- plumeous
- polygeneous
- polytheous
- porcellaneous
- porteous
- posterganeous
- precedaneous
- precontemporaneous
- presentaneous
- proboscideous
- prodigaleous
- proletaneous
- protogeneous
- pterideous
- pulvereous
- pumiceous
- puniceous
- purpureous
- pyralideous
- pyrenodeous
- pyroligneous
- quiesceous
- rageous
- ramageous
- rameous
- rampageous
- rectilineous
- rejectaneous
- relolleous
- retortcourteous
- retortdiscourteous
- rhamneous
- rhizoideous
- rhombeous
- roboreous
- roseous
- rubineous
- sancteous
- sanguineous
- saxeous
- scitamineous
- scrophularineous
- sericeous
- siccaneous
- sidereous
- siliceous
- silicicalcareous
- siligineous
- simultaneous
- siphoneous
- solitaneous
- spadiceous
- sphagneous
- spongeous
- spontaneous
- spumeous
- squameous
- stamineous
- staphylinideous
- stercoreous
- stramineous
- stupeous
- subanconeous
- subaquaneous
- subaqueous
- subcartilagineous
- subcutaneous
- subereous
- subitaneous
- submontaneous
- subpedaneous
- subtegulaneous
- subteraqueous
- subtercutaneous
- subterraneous
- subventaneous
- succedaneous
- succineous
- suffarraneous
- suffruticeous
- sulphureous
- superaqueous
- superterraneous
- supervacaneous
- suppedaneous
- supraterraneous
- synanthereous
- tartareous
- taxaceous
- teleosteous
- temporaneous
- terraneous
- terraqueous
- terreous
- testudineous
- thelephoreous
- thermoaqueous
- tipulideous
- torfaceous
- tramosericeous
- tremellineous
- tripedaneous
- tripetaloideous
- triticeous
- turbineous
- ultrageous
- ultroneous
- umbrageous
- unbeauteous
- unbounteous
- uncalcareous
- unconsentaneous
- uncontemporaneous
- uncourageous
- uncourteous
- undainteous
- undispiteous
- unduteous
- ungorgeous
- unhomogeneous
- unpiteous
- unrighteous
- unspontaneous
- unsulphureous
- uredineous
- ustilagineous
- uveous
- vantageous
- vargeous
- venereous
- vermiceous
- vermineous
- villageous
- vimineous
- vinaceous
- vipereous
- virgineous
- virideous
- vitigineous
- vitreous
- volageous
- volupteous
- vorageous
- xanthoxyleous