Words ending in -ous
-ous means full of, characterised by. It comes from Latin.
verbose — full of words
29 words on this site end with -ous
- Analogous
similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
- Anonymous
having no known name or identity or known source
- Autonomous
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
- Callous
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
- Circuitous
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
- Copious
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- Decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- Devious
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
- Dexterous
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
- Dolorous
showing sorrow
- Felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
- Fortuitous
having no cause or apparent cause
- Frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
- Gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
- Grievous
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- Idolatrous
relating to or practicing idolatry
- Indigenous
originating where it is found
- Infamous
known widely and usually unfavorably
- Ingenuous
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
- Luminous
softly bright or radiant
- Nebulous
lacking definition or definite content; ; - Jane Austen
- Onerous
not easily borne; wearing
- Ponderous
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
- Ravenous
devouring or craving food in great quantities
- Scurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
- Solicitous
showing hovering attentiveness
- Treacherous
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
- Ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
- Zealous
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Other words with -ous
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same suffix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
callous · copious · devious · emulous · onerous · zealous · decorous · dolorous · grievous · infamous · luminous · nebulous · ravenous · specious · undulous · analogous · anonymous · congruous · dexterous · frivolous · ingenuous · penurious · ponderous · vicarious · adulterous · autonomous · circuitous · fallacious · felicitous · fortuitous · gratuitous · idolatrous · indigenous