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23 Adjectives That Contain HOUS

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
acanthous (adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn Synonyms: acanthoid, spinous
actinomorphous (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis Synonyms: actinomorphic
amorphous (adjective) lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies Synonyms: unstructured
(adjective) without real or apparent crystalline form Synonyms: uncrystallised, uncrystallized
(adjective) unclear because vague or badly organized
(adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape Synonyms: formless, shapeless
(adjective) (of a group of people or an organization) unorganized or unfocused
anthropomorphous (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things Synonyms: anthropomorphic, humanlike
chaetognathous (adjective) of or relating to arrowworms Synonyms: chaetognathan
dimorphous (adjective) occurring or existing in two different forms Synonyms: dimorphic
greenhouse (adjective) of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
gynandromorphous (adjective) having both male and female morphological characteristics Synonyms: gynandromorphic
hemimetamorphous (adjective) (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonyms: hemimetabolic, hemimetabolous, hemimetamorphic
housebound (adjective) confined usually by illness Synonyms: homebound, shut-in
housebroken (adjective) (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place Synonyms: house-trained
housewifely (adjective) related or suited to a housewife
hypognathous (adjective) having a projecting lower jaw Synonyms: prognathic, prognathous
isomorphous (adjective) having similar appearance but genetically different Synonyms: isomorphic
metamorphous (adjective) of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks) Synonyms: metamorphic
(adjective) produced by metamorphosis
opisthognathous (adjective) having receding jaws
peritrichous (adjective) covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
polymorphous (adjective) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population Synonyms: polymorphic
(adjective) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms Synonyms: polymorphic
(adjective) having or occurring in several distinct forms Synonyms: polymorphic
prognathous (adjective) having a projecting lower jaw Synonyms: hypognathous, prognathic
thousand (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units Synonyms: 1000, k, m, one thousand
thousandth (adjective) the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order Synonyms: 1000th
xanthous (adjective) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk Synonyms: yellow, yellowish
zygomorphous (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis Synonyms: bilaterally symmetrical, zygomorphic

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