-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).

Origin of -eous

1
<Latin -eus;see -ous

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-eous

suffix forming adjectives
  1. relating to or having the nature of: gaseous Compare -ious

Origin of -eous

1
from Latin -eus

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