Pronunciation
- IPA: /əs/
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
- bulb + -ous → bulbous
- courage + -ous → courageous
- joy + -ous → joyous
- poison + -ous → poisonous
- riot + -ous → riotous
- (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.
- French: -eux, -euse
- German: -haft, -ös
- Italian: -oso, -osa
- Portuguese: -oso
- Russian: -о́зный
- Spanish: -oso, -udo
- Russian: -истый
- Spanish: -oso
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