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-eous

  1. an adjectival suffix with the meanings “composed of,” “resembling, having the nature of,” occurring in loanwords from Latin ( igneous; ligneous; vitreous ); also, as a semantically neutral suffix, found on adjectives of diverse origin, sometimes with corresponding nouns ending in -ty2 ( beauteous; courteous; hideous; homogeneous; plenteous; righteous ).


-eous

suffix forming adjectives

  1. relating to or having the nature of Compare -ious

    gaseous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -eous1

< Latin -eus; -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -eous1

from Latin -eus
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Example Sentences

Self′-rev′erent; Self′-right′eous, righteous in one's own estimation: pharisaical.

Consanguine, kon-sang′gwin, adj. related by blood: of the same family or descent—also Consanguin′eous.

Membranous or eous: composed of membrane or skin-like tissue.

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