-eous

-eous
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).
[ < L -eus; see -OUS]

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  • eous — hid·eous; hid·eous·ly; hid·eous·ness; stra·min·eous; touch·eous; con·san·guin·eous·ly; …   English syllables

  • -eous — suffix forming adjectives meaning of the nature of (erroneous; gaseous). * * * ēəs, yəs; or əs when the e influences the pronunciation of the preceding consonant as in “cretaceous” adjective suffix Etymology: Latin eus composed of, of the nature… …   Useful english dictionary

  • EOUS Oceanus — seu Or. pars est Oceani, versus ortum Asiae, prope Sinas, Iaponiam, et Philippinas Ins. Plin. l. 2. c. 108. l. 6. c. 13 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • -eous — suffix (forming adjectives) resembling; displaying the nature of: aqueous. Origin from the L. suffix eus + ous …   English new terms dictionary

  • -eous — aff. an adjectival suffix with the meanings “composed of,”“resembling, having the nature of,” occurring in loanwords from Latin (igneous; vitreous); also, as a semantically neutral suffix, found on adjectives of diverse origin, sometimes with… …   From formal English to slang

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  • right´eous|ly — right|eous «RY chuhs», adjective. 1. doing right; virtuous; behaving justly: »a righteous man. SYNONYM(S): upright, just. 2. proper, just, or right, especially morally right or justifiable: »righteous anger, a righteous cause. He was stirred by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • right|eous — «RY chuhs», adjective. 1. doing right; virtuous; behaving justly: »a righteous man. SYNONYM(S): upright, just. 2. proper, just, or right, especially morally right or justifiable: »righteous anger, a righteous cause. He was stirred by righteous… …   Useful english dictionary

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