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442 Nouns That Contain OUS

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inconspicuousness (noun) the quality of being not easily seen
indecorousness (noun) a lack of decorum Synonyms: indecorum
indigenousness (noun) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) Synonyms: autochthony, endemism
industriousness (noun) persevering determination to perform a task Synonyms: diligence, industry
inefficaciousness (noun) a lack of efficacy Synonyms: inefficacy
ingeniousness (noun) the property of being ingenious Synonyms: cleverness, ingenuity
(noun) the power of creative imagination Synonyms: cleverness, ingenuity, inventiveness
ingenuousness (noun) openly straightforward or frank
(noun) the quality of innocent naivete Synonyms: artlessness, innocence, naturalness
inharmoniousness (noun) a lack of harmony Synonyms: disharmony
injudiciousness (noun) the trait of being injudicious Synonyms: indiscretion
(noun) lacking good judgment Synonyms: indiscreetness
injuriousness (noun) destructiveness that causes harm or injury Synonyms: harmfulness
insalubriousness (noun) the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating Synonyms: insalubrity
insidiousness (noun) subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)
(noun) the quality of being designed to entrap
instantaneousness (noun) the quickness of action or occurrence Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instancy
irreligiousness (noun) the quality of not being devout Synonyms: irreligion
jailhouse (noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) Synonyms: clink, gaol, jail, pokey, poky, slammer
jalousie (noun) a shutter made of angled slats
(noun) a window with glass louvers Synonyms: louvered window
jealousy (noun) zealous vigilance
(noun) a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) Synonyms: green-eyed monster
joust (noun) a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances Synonyms: tilt
joyousness (noun) the emotion of great happiness Synonyms: joy, joyfulness
judiciousness (noun) the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating Synonyms: sagaciousness, sagacity
(noun) good judgment
laboriousness (noun) the quality of requiring extended effort Synonyms: operoseness, toilsomeness
lamphouse (noun) housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) Synonyms: lamp house, lamp housing
langouste (noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters Synonyms: crawfish, crayfish, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster
(noun) warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California Synonyms: crayfish, rock lobster, spiny lobster
langoustine (noun) caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster Synonyms: Norwegian lobster, scampo
larcenous (noun) having a disposition to steal Synonyms: thievishness
lasciviousness (noun) feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness Synonyms: carnality, lubricity, prurience, pruriency
lecherousness (noun) a strong sexual desire Synonyms: lust, lustfulness
licentiousness (noun) dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonyms: dissipation, dissolution, looseness, profligacy
(noun) the quality of being lewd and lascivious Synonyms: wantonness
lighthouse (noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Synonyms: beacon, beacon light, pharos
limousine (noun) large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur Synonyms: limo
litigiousness (noun) a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
lobscouse (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors Synonyms: lobscuse, scouse
loquaciousness (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative Synonyms: garrulity, garrulousness, loquacity, talkativeness
louse (noun) wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals Synonyms: sucking louse
(noun) any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants Synonyms: plant louse
(noun) wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds Synonyms: bird louse, biting louse
(noun) a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect Synonyms: dirt ball, insect, worm
lousiness (noun) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions Synonyms: loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness
(noun) infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching Synonyms: pediculosis
lugubriousness (noun) the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness Synonyms: gloominess, sadness
luminousness (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light Synonyms: brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity
lusciousness (noun) extreme appetizingness Synonyms: delectability, deliciousness, toothsomeness
luxuriousness (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living Synonyms: luxury, opulence, sumptuousness
madhouse (noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
magnanimousness (noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct Synonyms: grandeur, nobility, nobleness
maliciousness (noun) feeling a need to see others suffer Synonyms: malice, spite, spitefulness, venom
malodorousness (noun) the attribute of having a strong offensive smell Synonyms: fetidness, foulness, rankness, stinkiness
meetinghouse (noun) a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) Synonyms: conventicle
melodiousness (noun) the property of having a melody Synonyms: tunefulness
meretriciousness (noun) an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility Synonyms: speciousness
(noun) tasteless showiness Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, tawdriness
meritoriousness (noun) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) Synonyms: deservingness, merit
meticulousness (noun) strict attention to minute details Synonyms: meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness
mischievousness (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischief, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan
(noun) an attribute of mischievous children Synonyms: badness, naughtiness
(noun) the trait of behaving like an imp Synonyms: impishness, puckishness, whimsicality
momentousness (noun) utmost importance
monogamousness (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time Synonyms: monogamy
mouse (noun) any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
(noun) a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad Synonyms: computer mouse
(noun) person who is quiet or timid
(noun) a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye Synonyms: black eye, shiner
mousepad (noun) a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse Synonyms: mouse mat
mouser (noun) a cat proficient at mousing
mousetrap (noun) (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated Synonyms: trap play
(noun) a trap for catching mice
moussaka (noun) casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
mousse (noun) toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling Synonyms: hair mousse
(noun) a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
(noun) a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
moustache (noun) an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip Synonyms: mustache
moustachio (noun) a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) Synonyms: handle-bars, mustachio
multifariousness (noun) noticeable heterogeneity Synonyms: diverseness, diversity, variety
multitudinousness (noun) a very large number (especially of people)
murderousness (noun) cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
(noun) a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses
nefariousness (noun) the quality of being wicked Synonyms: ugliness, vileness, wickedness
nervousness (noun) a sensitive or highly strung temperament
(noun) the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters Synonyms: jitteriness, jumpiness, restiveness
(noun) an uneasy psychological state Synonyms: nerves
nous (noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason Synonyms: brain, head, mind, psyche
(noun) common sense
noxiousness (noun) the quality of being noxious Synonyms: harmfulness, noisomeness
numerousness (noun) a large number Synonyms: multiplicity, numerosity
nuthouse (noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, sanatorium, snake pit
nutritiousness (noun) the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth Synonyms: nutritiveness
obliviousness (noun) total forgetfulness Synonyms: oblivion
obnoxiousness (noun) the quality of being hateful Synonyms: hatefulness, objectionableness
obsequiousness (noun) abject or cringing submissiveness Synonyms: servility, subservience
obstreperousness (noun) noisy defiance
obviousness (noun) the property of being easy to see and understand Synonyms: noticeability, noticeableness, patency
odiousness (noun) the quality of being offensive Synonyms: distastefulness, offensiveness
officiousness (noun) aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation Synonyms: intrusiveness, meddlesomeness
oleaginousness (noun) consisting of or covered with oil Synonyms: greasiness, oiliness
(noun) smug self-serving earnestness Synonyms: fulsomeness, oiliness, smarminess, unction, unctuousness
ominousness (noun) The quality of giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen; being threatening, portentous, inauspicious.
omnivorousness (noun) The state of eating both animal and plant matter.
onerousness (noun) unwelcome burdensome difficulty Synonyms: burdensomeness, heaviness, oppressiveness
ostentatiousness (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
ousel (noun) common black European thrush Synonyms: blackbird, European blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, Turdus merula
ouster (noun) the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out Synonyms: ousting
(noun) a wrongful dispossession
(noun) a person who ousts or supplants someone else Synonyms: ejector
ousting (noun) the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out Synonyms: ouster
outhouse (noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate Synonyms: earth-closet, jakes, privy
outrageousness (noun) the quality of being outrageous Synonyms: enormity
(noun) excessive excess Synonyms: exorbitance
overzealousness (noun) The quality of being excessively zealous. Synonyms: overzeal
packinghouse (noun) a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products Synonyms: packing plant
(noun) a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
parsimoniousness (noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Synonyms: parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift
(noun) extreme stinginess Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
penthouse (noun) an apartment located on the top floors of a building
penuriousness (noun) a disposition to be niggardly with money
(noun) a state of lacking money Synonyms: impecuniousness, pennilessness
perfidiousness (noun) betrayal of a trust Synonyms: perfidy, treachery
perilousness (noun) the state of being dangerous Synonyms: hazardousness
perniciousness (noun) grave harmfulness or deadliness Synonyms: toxicity
perspicaciousness (noun) intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) Synonyms: astuteness, perspicacity, shrewdness
perspicuousness (noun) clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous Synonyms: perspicuity, plainness
perviousness (noun) the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) Synonyms: penetrability
pesthouse (noun) hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) Synonyms: lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto
pilothouse (noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated Synonyms: wheelhouse
piousness (noun) righteousness by virtue of being pious Synonyms: piety

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