what does the prefix ious mean
Full of
prefix-in suffix-ious
grace, meaning kind or gentle.
The root word of various is vary. This means that the suffix of various is -ious.
I believe you mean " contagious ". It would appear that " con " is a prefix and " ious " is a suffix. However, contagious is a complete root in itself, meaning spreadable.
what does the prefix ious mean
Full of
The suffix -ious means relation to. This is shown in factious.
Some words that end in 'ious' are:ambitiousamphibiousanxiousatrociousaudaciousauspiciousbiliousbodaciouscapriciouscautiousceremoniousconscientiousconsciouscontagiouscontentiouscopiouscuriousdeliciousdeliriousdeviousdubiousenviousexpeditiousfacetiousfastidiousfeloniousferociousfictitiousflirtatiousfuriousgloriousgraciousgregariousharmonioushilariousimperiousimperviousimpiousinauspiciousindustriousinfectiousingeniousinjuriousinsidiousjudiciouslaboriouslicentiouslitigiouslusciousluxuriousmaliciousmelodiousmeritoriousmysteriousnefariousnotoriousnoxiousnutritiousobliviousobnoxiousobviousodiousofficiousostentatiousparsimoniouspenuriousperniciouspiousprecariouspreciousprecociousprestigiouspretentiouspreviouspreviousprodigiousrambunctiousrebelliousreligiousrepetitioussalaciousscrumptiousseditiousseriousspaciousspeciousspuriousstudioussuperstitioussurreptitioussuspicioustedioustenaciousvaingloriousvariousvicariousviciousvictoriousvivaciousvoracious
contagiouscuriousdeliciousenviousfuriousgloriousgraciousgregariousharmonioushilariouslaboriouslusciousluxuriousmaliciousmelodiousnotoriousnutritiousodiousparsimoniousprecariousprestigiouspiouspreciousreligiousserioussalacioussuperstitiousspacioussuspiciousviciousvivacious
conscientiouscuriousdeliciousdeliriousdubiousenviousferociousfuriousgregariousharmonioushilariouslaboriouslusciousobnoxiousobviouspiouspreciousprecociousscrumptioussuperstitiousseriousviciousvictoriousvoluminous
anx-ious
serious amitious curious
There are no common English words that end with -iuos.
sanctimonious
prefix-in suffix-ious
There are 3 syllables. In-gen-ious.