-eous
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /-i.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /-i.əs/
Definitions of -eous word
- suffix forming adjectives -eous relating to or having the nature of 0
- noun -eous -ous 0
- 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. 0
- suffix -eous Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term. 0
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Parts of speech for -eous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
-eous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
