The suffix -ious means "having the quality of" where the root word is a noun.
Some adjectives that end in -ious and the related nouns:
ambitious (ambition)
anxious (anxiety)
bilious (bile)
cautious (caution)
conscientious (conscience)
curious (curio)
delicious (delicacy)
devious (deviance)
ferocious (ferocity)
furious (fury)
glorious (glory)
gracious (grace)
luxurious (luxury)
mysterious (mystery)
ominous (omen)
pious (piety)
previous (preview)
religious (religion)
serious
suspicious (suspicion)
tedious (tedium)
various (variety)
The suffix -ious means relation to. This is shown in factious.
Full of
prefix-in suffix-ious
The prefix of "imperious" is "im-" and the suffix is "-ious".
The suffix "-ious" in the word "gracious" means characterized by or filled with, indicating the quality of being gracious.
conscientiouscuriousdeliciousdeliriousdubiousenviousferociousfuriousgregariousharmonioushilariouslaboriouslusciousobnoxiousobviouspiouspreciousprecociousscrumptioussuperstitiousseriousviciousvictoriousvoluminous
The root word of various is vary. This means that the suffix of various is -ious.
what does the prefix ious mean
To be full of e.g. flirtatious, one is flirty, being, it is an adjective describing. Mostly describing a state of being.
the correct suffix for the word amphibious is ous. it is sometimes mistaken with a non-existing suffix such as ious. Hope this helps! ^-^
The prefix for "gregarious" is "greg-" which means group or flock. The suffix is "-ious" which means characterized by or full of.
The suffix in unconscious is -ious. It means the relation to.