Word part · Latin suffix
The Latin suffix -ous
Means: full of, or having.
At a glance
- Part
- -ous
- Meaning
- full of, or having
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
Say it /əs/. A base ending in a consonant and y changes y to i first: glory, glorious.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- fame (root or base)+ous (suffix)→famous
having fame; known by many people
fame + ous: drop the e → famous
- joy (root or base)+ous (suffix)→joyous
full of joy
- nerve (root or base)+ous (suffix)→nervous
full of nerves; worried and jumpy
nerve + ous: drop the e → nervous
- mountain (root or base)+ous (suffix)→mountainous
full of mountains
- adventure (root or base)+ous (suffix)→adventurous
ready for adventure
adventure + ous: drop the e → adventurous
- glory (root or base)+ous (suffix)→glorious
full of glory; wonderful
glory + ous: change y to i → glorious
- mystery (root or base)+ous (suffix)→mysterious
full of mystery; hard to explain
mystery + ous: change y to i → mysterious
- marvel (root or base)+ous (suffix)→marvelous
full of wonder; great
- humor (root or base)+ous (suffix)→humorous
full of humor; funny
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