-eous
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See also: eous
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: -ēəs, IPA(key): /-i.əs/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ĭəs, IPA(key): /-ɪəs/
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.
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