-eous

adjective suffix

: like : resembling : of the nature of

aqueous

vitreous

Word History

Etymology

Latin -eus (going back to Indo-European *-ei̯os, whence also Greek [Homeric] -eos "composed of, of the nature of," Sanskrit -ayaḥ) + -ous

Kids Definition

-eous

adjective suffix

: resembling : being : having the form or qualities of

gaseous

Etymology

from Latin -eus (adjective suffix)