4 in-dus-tri-ous
4, u-nam-i-ous
There are four syllables. In-dus-tri-ous.
There are three syllables. En-vi-ous.
There are three syllables. Var-i-ous.
Words ending in -ous are usually adjectives, words that describe a noun. Examples:atrocious tastea callous heartgorgeous scenerya famous authora heinous crimea luscious deserta pious sainta valorous rescuer
Adjective. (Words ending in -ous are usually adjectives.)
"prosperous" is an adjective. ( words ending in "ous" are usually adjectives).
studious
contonous
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Words with the suffix 'ous' are:ambidextrousambitiousamorousanalogousanonymousanxiousaudaciousautonomousbeauteousblasphemousbodaciousboisterouscadaverouscalciferouscallousPoopouscankerouscantankerouscapriciouscarboniferouscarnivorouscautiousconiferouscontagiouscontemporaneouscontemptuouscontiguouscontinuouscourageouscourteouscuriousdangerousdeleteriousdeliciousdeliriousdisastrousdisingenuousdolorousdubiousefficaciousenormousenviouserogenousextemporaneousfabulousfacetiousfactiousfactitiousfallaciousfamousfelicitousferrousfibrousfictitiousfilamentousflirtatiousfortuitousfractiousfrivolousfuriousgaseousgelatinousgenerousglamorousgloriousgorgeousgraciousgregariousharmonioushazardousheinoushideoushilarioushumorousimperiousimperviousincredulousindustriousinfamousinfectiousingeniousinjuriousinnocuousinsidiousinstantaneousjealousjoyousjudiciouslaboriouslasciviousluminouslusciousluxuriousmagnanimousmaliciousmarvelousmelodiousmeticulousmiraculousmomentousmonogamousmonstrousmucousmysteriousnacreousnauseousnebulousnefariousnervousnotoriousnumerousobliviousobnoxiousobviousodiousodorousofficiousoleaginousomnivorousonerousoviparousperilouspestiferousPhosphorouspiouspoisonouspolygamouspolymorphouspompousponderousporousportentouspreciousprecociousrapturousravenousrendezvousridiculousrighteousrigoroussalaciousscandalousserioussiliceoussimultaneousslanderousspaciousstertorousstrenuoussulfuroussuperfluoussuperstitioussuspicioussynonymoustenacioustenuoustortuoustraitoroustreacheroustremendousubiquitousunanimousunscrupulousvariousvenomousverminousvicariousviciousvictoriousvivaciousvoluminouswondrouszealous
callous
No adjectives end in i. Actually, no words in English end in i.
fabuleux Lots of adjectives finishing by -ous are still almost the same in French. You just have to change -ous by -eux : Examples : anxious = anxieux nervous = nerveux But there are some exceptions : Ridiculous = Ridicule
not all adjectives, but most adjectives from nouns do end in -ly, also adverbs from adjectives.
ambitiousboisterouscontagiouscourteouscuriousdesirousenviouserroneousfamousfabulousgorgeousglorioushilarioushumorousinfamousjealouslusciousmaliciousmysteriousnervousnotoriousobviousobliviouspiouspreciousrepetitiousseriousspacioustedioustremendousunanimousvariousviciouswonderouszealous