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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)

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