achlamydeous. advantageous. alliaceous. amentaceous. aqueous. arenaceous. beauteous. bounteous. bulbaceous. calcareous. carbonaceous. cetaceous. chartaceous. coetaneous. contemporaneous. courageous. courteous. crustaceous. curvaceous. cutaneous. disadvantageous. discourteous. drupaceous. duteous. erroneous. extemporaneous. extraneous. farinaceous. foliaceous. gaseous. gorgeous. herbaceous. heterogeneous. hideous. homogeneous. igneous. instantaneous. intracutaneous. ligneous. miscellaneous. momentaneous. mucocutaneous. nacreous. nauseous. osseous. outrageous. percutaneous. piteous. plenteous. predaceous. proteinaceous. pyroligneous. rampageous. righteous. rosaceous. sanguineous. saponaceous. sebaceous. simultaneous. spontaneous. subcutaneous. subterraneous. testaceous. transcutaneous. umbrageous. unrighteous. uveous. vinaceous. vitreous. The suffix -eous means the same as -ous and -ious: like, full of, or relating to.
Some examples:
igneous, courageous, erroneous, gaseous, aqueous, gorgeous, righteous, hideous, instantaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, miscellaneous, courteous, nauseous, advantageous, outrageous
Some common suffixes with -ous at the end include "-eous," "-ious," and "-uous." These suffixes are often used to form adjectives indicating possession, connection, resemblance, or nature. Examples include "poisonous," "ambitious," and "gracious."
4-letter words
nous, sous
5-letter words
meous, pious, thous
6-letter words
aurous, awmous, bayous, bijous, cerous, comous, cymous, famous, fucous, iodous, joyous, lupous, miaous, mucous, nodous, odious, osmous, parous, pilous, porous, poyous, ramous, rimous, rufous, rugous, sajous, serous, setous, torous, uveous, venous, vinous
7-letter words
acajous, acerous, acetous, acinous, adipous, aeneous, agamous, amadous, amorous, anurous, anxious, apodous, aqueous, arduous, arenous, azygous, bilious, boubous, brumous, bulbous, bullous, burnous, cachous, callous, carious, caseous, chylous, chymous, cirrous, citrous, coccous, congous, copious, cormous, coypous, cuprous, curious, devious, dubious, duteous, emulous, envious, estrous, fatuous, ferrous, fibrous, folious, fulvous, fungous, furious, fuscous, gallous, gaseous, gibbous, globous, grumous, gummous, heinous, hideous, hugeous, hydrous, igneous, impious, jealous, leprous, luteous, nervous, nimious, niobous, nitrous, niveous, nocuous, noxious, obvious, ochrous, odorous, ominous, onerous, osmious, osseous, ozonous, pappous, parlous, petrous, piceous, pileous, piteous, pompous, pulpous, raucous, riotous, rubious, ruinous, sanious, sarcous, serious, simious, sinuous, spinous, spumous, talcous, tedious, tenuous, timeous, typhous, uranous, urinous, vacuous, various, vicious, villous, viscous, zealous, zincous
8-letter words
acarpous, acaulous, aduncous, anginous, angulous, anserous, aphthous, apterous, araceous, arborous, arsenous, arsonous, astomous, bibulous, bigamous, bijugous, bimanous, biparous, biramous, butyrous, caducous, canorous, captious, caribous, cautious, cernuous, chlorous, chromous, citreous, corneous, covetous, crankous, cribrous, croupous, cumbrous, cumulous, cupreous, decorous, desirous, dextrous, didymous, diecious, digamous, dimerous, dioicous, dizygous, dolorous, edacious, elytrous, enginous, enormous, epigeous, eurokous, exiguous, eximious, fabulous, factious, fashious, fastuous, ferreous, feverous, flexuous, frabjous, generous, glabrous, glaucous, glorious, goitrous, gorgeous, gracious, grievous, griseous, gypseous, hamulous, humorous, ichorous, idoneous, imporous, infamous, lacteous, laminous, libelous, ligneous, luminous, luscious, lustrous, manitous, marabous, melanous, mucinous, muticous, mutinous, nacreous, nauseous, nebulous, nodulous, nubilous, numerous, numinous, ocherous, ochreous, oestrous, oogamous, orgulous, patulous, perilous, pervious, petalous, plumbous, pluvious, poaceous, polypous, populous, precious, previous, pyritous, racemous, ramulous, ravenous, resinous, rigorous, rosinous, ructious, sabulous, sapajous, saporous, savorous, scabious, scabrous, scarious, sclerous, sedulous, selenous, sensuous, sepalous, setulous, sombrous, sonorous, spacious, specious, spermous, spurious, squamous, stannous, stratous, strumous, studious, suberous, thallous, timorous, tinamous, titanous, tortious, tortuous, trappous, tuberous, tubulous, tumorous, tumulous, turacous, ulcerous, unctuous, unfamous, usurious, uxorious, valorous, vanadous, vaporous, venomous, venulous, vigorous, viperous, virtuous, vitreous, vomitous, wamefous, wondrous, xanthous
9-letter words
acidulous, aluminous, ambiguous, ambitious, amorphous, analogous, anestrous, anhydrous, anomalous, anonymous, apetalous, apogamous, arboreous, arsenious, assiduous, atrocious, audacious, barbarous, beauteous, biogenous, bodacious, bonhomous, bounteous, bumptious, calculous, cancerous, cankerous, capacious, carcajous, cavernous, cetaceous, chancrous, chitinous, cinereous, clamorous, cobaltous, congruous, conscious, coumarous, courteous, crapulous, credulous, cretinous, criminous, cutaneous, dangerous, deciduous, delicious, delirious, dentulous, dexterous, diclinous, diestrous, dioecious, dipterous, edematous, egregious, epigonous, epigynous, eponymous, erogenous, erroneous, exogamous, exogenous, facetious, felonious, ferocious, fistulous, fractious, frivolous, froufrous, fructuous, fugacious, fulgurous, garrulous, glamorous, glutenous, glutinous, gummatous, hazardous, hilarious, humongous, humungous, hypogeous, imperious, impetuous, incurious, ingenious, ingenuous, injurious, innocuous, insidious, invidious, isogamous, judicious, kabeljous, kinkajous, laborious, larcenous, lecherous, libellous, lichenous, litigious, longevous, lubricous, ludicrous, luxurious, malarious, malicious, manganous, marvelous, meandrous, melodious, mercurous, micaceous, momentous, monecious, monstrous, murderous, murmurous, myomatous, nectarous, nefarious, nonporous, notorious, oblivious, obnoxious, officious, oviparous, palladous, pendulous, penurious, plenteous, poisonous, pomaceous, ponderous, pumiceous, querulous, rancorous, rapacious, rapturous, religious, righteous, rivalrous, rosaceous, sagacious, salacious, saphenous, scirrhous, sebaceous, seditious, sericeous, setaceous, siliceous, silicious, slumbrous, sorcerous, sphagnous, spiritous, strenuous, stuporous, sulfurous, sumptuous, susurrous, tenacious, tendinous, tenebrous, torturous, tremulous, trimerous, troublous, tufaceous, tyrannous, unanimous, uncurious, unenvious, unserious, untimeous, vagarious, venturous, veracious, verdurous, verminous, vexatious, vicarious, vinaceous, vivacious, voracious, vulturous
10-letter words
abstemious, acephalous, adulterous, alacritous, albuminous, alliaceous, allogamous, amphibious, anadromous, anasarcous, anatropous, antonymous, aposporous, aquiferous, arenaceous, armigerous, auriferous, auspicious, autoecious, autogamous, autogenous, autologous, autonomous, autotomous, avaricious, battailous, bituminous, blusterous, boisterous, cadaverous, calamitous, calcareous, caliginous, calumnious, cancellous, capricious, censorious, ceruminous, chivalrous, circuitous, clangorous, coetaneous, commodious, coniferous, contagious, contiguous, continuous, coriaceous, courageous, curvaceous, curvacious, decapodous, despiteous, diadromous, diaphanous, dimorphous, disastrous, dispiteous, distichous, drupaceous, eczematous, edentulous, endogamous, endogenous, epiphanous, ericaceous, euphonious, extraneous, factitious, fallacious, fastidious, felicitous, fictitious, flagitious, foliaceous, foraminous, fortuitous, fuliginous, gangrenous, gelatinous, glamourous, gluttonous, gramineous, gratuitous, gregarious, gynandrous, halogenous, harmonious, hellacious, hemizygous, herbaceous, homogamous, homogenous, homologous, homonymous, homozygous, horrendous, hypogynous, idolatrous, impervious, incautious, incestuous, indecorous, indigenous, infectious, inglorious, iniquitous, innumerous, keratinous, languorous, lanuginous, lascivious, leguminous, libidinous, licentious, lipomatous, loquacious, lubricious, luciferous, lugubrious, malodorous, marvellous, membranous, mendacious, meticulous, migrainous, miraculous, monestrous, monoecious, monogamous, monogynous, monotonous, mysterious, myxomatous, nidicolous, nidifugous, nonaqueous, nonferrous, nongaseous, nonobvious, nonserious, nonviscous, nutritious, obsequious, oleaginous, olivaceous, omnivorous, outrageous, paronymous, pediculous, pellagrous, perfidious, perigynous, perjurious, pernicious, plunderous, polygamous, polygynous, polysemous, portentous, posthumous, precarious, precocious, predaceous, predacious, prodigious, propitious, prosperous, pugnacious, rampageous, rebellious, rendezvous, ridiculous, robustious, roisterous, salubrious, saxicolous, scandalous, scrofulous, scrupulous, scurrilous, sequacious, serotinous, sinistrous, slanderous, slumberous, solicitous, spirituous, splendrous, stertorous, stridulous, struthious, stupendous, subaqueous, sulphurous, suspicious, syncarpous, synonymous, tendrilous, tenebrious, testaceous, theonomous, thunderous, traitorous, treasonous, tremendous, trichinous, tuffaceous, tumultuous, ubiquitous, umbrageous, ungenerous, ungracious, unhumorous, uproarious, victorious, villainous, violaceous, viraginous, viviparous, vociferous, voluminous, voluptuous, zoophilous
11-letter words
abstentious, acrimonious, adenomatous, adventurous, anachronous, androgynous, anfractuous, angiomatous, anisogamous, arenicolous, atrabilious, blasphemous, burglarious, cacophonous, calcicolous, calciferous, calcifugous, callipygous, carnivorous, catadromous, cataractous, ceremonious, champertous, collagenous, compendious, congenerous, conspicuous, contentious, contrarious, coterminous, cruciferous, crustaceous, cupriferous, declivitous, deleterious, diadelphous, dichogamous, dichotomous, dissentious, duplicitous, efficacious, expeditious, fantabulous, farinaceous, farraginous, ferriferous, ferruginous, fibromatous, filamentous, fissiparous, flirtatious, floriferous, frugivorous, granivorous, gypsiferous, hemipterous, herbivorous, homogeneous, homophonous, homopterous, homosporous, hydrogenous, ignominious, illustrious, impecunious, incongruous, incredulous, industrious, injudicious, intravenous, irreligious, isochronous, isomorphous, lactiferous, lepromatous, ligamentous, magnanimous, mellifluous, meritorious, microporous, mischievous, monophagous, mountainous, multiparous, mycophagous, myelogenous, myelomatous, necessitous, nitrogenous, nonluminous, nonsensuous, nonvenomous, nulliparous, odoriferous, omnifarious, opprobrious, overanxious, overobvious, overserious, overzealous, pentamerous, perspicuous, pestiferous, phosphorous, piscivorous, polyandrous, polyestrous, polyonymous, polyphagous, polyphonous, precipitous, prestigious, pretentious, primiparous, prognathous, promiscuous, punctilious, repetitious, rhizomatous, rumbustious, sanguineous, saponaceous, sarcomatous, scoriaceous, scrumptious, sententious, serpiginous, solanaceous, somniferous, splendorous, spontaneous, sporogenous, sulphureous, superfluous, sympetalous, symphonious, synchronous, tautologous, temerarious, tempestuous, tendencious, tendentious, terraqueous, terricolous, terrigenous, tetramerous, treacherous, triquetrous, tuberculous, unambiguous, unambitious, unconscious, unfrivolous, unglamorous, unmalicious, unmelodious, unrighteous, vertiginous, xerophilous, xylophagous
12-letter words
adscititious, advantageous, adventitious, altitudinous, ambidextrous, amentiferous, anemophilous, anthophilous, argillaceous, ascomycetous, asynchronous, atheromatous, cantankerous, carbonaceous, cementitious, circumfluous, coleopterous, collembolous, complicitous, compunctious, contemptuous, conterminous, contumacious, contumelious, coprophagous, coprophilous, cryptogamous, diatomaceous, discourteous, disingenuous, disputatious, erythematous, eurythermous, gallinaceous, gametogenous, gamopetalous, hebetudinous, heliolatrous, hematogenous, heteroecious, heterogamous, heterogenous, heterologous, heteronomous, heterozygous, hygrophilous, impetiginous, inauspicious, incommodious, infelicitous, inharmonious, insalubrious, luminiferous, lymphomatous, macropterous, meretricious, mesophyllous, microsporous, microvillous, monadelphous, mucilaginous, multifarious, mycetomatous, myxedematous, necrophagous, neuropterous, nonambiguous, noncancerous, nonconscious, nonfrivolous, nonglamorous, nonhazardous, nonpoisonous, nonreligious, nonunanimous, obstreperous, oleoresinous, oligophagous, orchidaceous, orthotropous, ostentatious, overcautious, overgenerous, parsimonious, pectinaceous, percutaneous, peritrichous, pertinacious, phytophagous, polymorphous, polypetalous, polystichous, porcelaneous, precancerous, preconscious, preposterous, presumptuous, pseudonymous, quadrumanous, rambunctious, sacrilegious, salutiferous, saprophagous, schizogonous, seleniferous, semilustrous, seminiferous, semiprecious, simultaneous, slaughterous, soporiferous, steatopygous, subconscious, subcutaneous, succedaneous, sudoriferous, supercilious, suppositious, titaniferous, transpicuous, trichotomous, ultraserious, uncensorious, unchivalrous, uncourageous, unfastidious, unpropitious, unprosperous, unscrupulous, unsuspicious, vainglorious, viruliferous
13-letter words
angiospermous, antireligious, argentiferous, arteriovenous, autocephalous, autochthonous, bibliolatrous, brachypterous, camphoraceous, carboniferous, carcinomatous, cartilaginous, cavernicolous, cleistogamous, condylomatous, conscientious, consentaneous, diathermanous, discontinuous, disharmonious, emphysematous, enterocoelous, entomophagous, entomophilous, exanthematous, fossiliferous, garnetiferous, graminivorous, granulomatous, gymnospermous, hematophagous, heterocystous, heterogeneous, heteropterous, heterosporous, hymenopterous, hypercautious, inconspicuous, inefficacious, inhomogeneous, insectivorous, instantaneous, lepidopterous, medicamentous, metalliferous, microphyllous, miscellaneous, mucocutaneous, multitudinous, mycetophagous, nickeliferous, nonautonomous, noncontagious, noncontiguous, noncontinuous, nongregarious, nonhomologous, nonindigenous, noninfectious, nonleguminous, nonmonogamous, nonnutritious, overambitious, overconscious, overcredulous, overingenious, ovoviviparous, papillomatous, perspicacious, phycomycetous, platitudinous, plenitudinous, polychotomous, porcellaneous, prolegomenous, proteinaceous, pusillanimous, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, semiconscious, semireligious, serendipitous, splendiferous, stercoraceous, stoloniferous, subbituminous, subcoriaceous, subreptitious, subterraneous, supercautious, superstitious, surreptitious, tetradynamous, thermophilous, ultracautious, umbelliferous, unadventurous, unceremonious, uncontentious, unpretentious, zygodactylous
14-letter words
actinomycetous, campylotropous, chlorophyllous, consanguineous, contradictious, diamondiferous, dicotyledonous, extemporaneous, geosynchronous, hemimetabolous, heterophyllous, holometabolous, hyperconscious, ichthyophagous, interreligious, intracutaneous, multireligious, myrmecophilous, nonfilamentous, nonhomogeneous, nonnitrogenous, nonsynchronous, overfastidious, overscrupulous, oversolicitous, oversuspicious, pachydermatous, papilionaceous, parenchymatous, pseudomorphous, semiautonomous, socioreligious, superambitious, superluxurious, supposititious, transcutaneous, ultraglamorous, ultrahazardous, unostentatious
15-letter words
anthropophagous, antituberculous, basidiomycetous, collenchymatous, contemporaneous, deuteranomalous, disadvantageous, echinodermatous, enantiomorphous, epitheliomatous, excrementitious, hyperfastidious, nonsimultaneous, pulchritudinous, ultrafastidious, unfossiliferous, vicissitudinous
16-letter words
monocotyledonous, sclerenchymatous
17-letter words
organophosphorous, overconscientious
18-letter words
adenocarcinomatous, microlepidopterous, verisimilitudinous
20-letter words
pseudoparenchymatous
1,199 words
Words don't being with suffixes - by definition a suffix is at the end of a word. Ouster, superfluous.
luscious, delicious, impervious, oblivious
See related questions.
You can also turn many words ending with 'ous' into other words, by adding suffix 'ness' at the end.
eg: joyous - joyousness
Delicious, conscious, precious
Famous is a suffix for the word fame.
Some examples of adjective-forming suffixes include "-ful," "-ous," "-ic," "-al," "-y," "-able," and "-ive." These suffixes are added to the end of the base word to change its meaning or describe a characteristic of the noun.
Yes, "dangerous" is a word with a suffix. The suffix is "-ous," which is added to the root word "danger" to form the adjective "dangerous."
ambitiousboisterouscontagiouscourteouscuriousdesirousenviouserroneousfamousfabulousgorgeousglorioushilarioushumorousinfamousjealouslusciousmaliciousmysteriousnervousnotoriousobviousobliviouspiouspreciousrepetitiousseriousspacioustedioustremendousunanimousvariousviciouswonderouszealous
Some examples of suffixes are "-ly" (quickly), "-able" (movable), and "-ness" (happiness). These are added to the end of a base word to modify its meaning.
Our
Words don't being with suffixes - by definition a suffix is at the end of a word. Ouster, superfluous.
The suffix "-ism" commonly denotes a practice or attitude, often found in ideologies, systems, or beliefs. For example, capitalism, socialism, and optimism all reflect specific practices or attitudes.
The word glorious doesn't have a prefix. Prefixes are letters added tp the beginning of a word. It does have a suffix, -ous. Suffixes are letters added to the end of a word.suffix is -ful meaning full of.
-ary
There is no root "ously." It is a pair of suffixes: the Latin-derived adjectival suffix -ous; and the Germanic adverbial suffix -ly.
There are many suffixes used with naming compounds. The suffixes most commonly used are -ous, -ide,-ite, -ic, or -ate.
studious
Three abstract nouns that end with suffixes are:educationhappinessversatility
contonous
dangarous
Words with the suffix 'ous' are:ambidextrousambitiousamorousanalogousanonymousanxiousaudaciousautonomousbeauteousblasphemousbodaciousboisterouscadaverouscalciferouscallousPoopouscankerouscantankerouscapriciouscarboniferouscarnivorouscautiousconiferouscontagiouscontemporaneouscontemptuouscontiguouscontinuouscourageouscourteouscuriousdangerousdeleteriousdeliciousdeliriousdisastrousdisingenuousdolorousdubiousefficaciousenormousenviouserogenousextemporaneousfabulousfacetiousfactiousfactitiousfallaciousfamousfelicitousferrousfibrousfictitiousfilamentousflirtatiousfortuitousfractiousfrivolousfuriousgaseousgelatinousgenerousglamorousgloriousgorgeousgraciousgregariousharmonioushazardousheinoushideoushilarioushumorousimperiousimperviousincredulousindustriousinfamousinfectiousingeniousinjuriousinnocuousinsidiousinstantaneousjealousjoyousjudiciouslaboriouslasciviousluminouslusciousluxuriousmagnanimousmaliciousmarvelousmelodiousmeticulousmiraculousmomentousmonogamousmonstrousmucousmysteriousnacreousnauseousnebulousnefariousnervousnotoriousnumerousobliviousobnoxiousobviousodiousodorousofficiousoleaginousomnivorousonerousoviparousperilouspestiferousPhosphorouspiouspoisonouspolygamouspolymorphouspompousponderousporousportentouspreciousprecociousrapturousravenousrendezvousridiculousrighteousrigoroussalaciousscandalousserioussiliceoussimultaneousslanderousspaciousstertorousstrenuoussulfuroussuperfluoussuperstitioussuspicioussynonymoustenacioustenuoustortuoustraitoroustreacheroustremendousubiquitousunanimousunscrupulousvariousvenomousverminousvicariousviciousvictoriousvivaciousvoluminouswondrouszealous