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442 Nouns That Contain OUS

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pithouse (noun) a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. Synonyms: dug-out, dugout, pit-house
playhouse (noun) plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of Synonyms: wendy house
plenteousness (noun) a full supply Synonyms: plenitude, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty
pompousness (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
ponderousness (noun) the property of being large in mass Synonyms: heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity
(noun) an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency Synonyms: heaviness
poorhouse (noun) an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
porousness (noun) the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids Synonyms: porosity
porterhouse (noun) large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin Synonyms: porterhouse steak
posthouse (noun) an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders Synonyms: post house
pothouse (noun) tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Synonyms: gin mill, pub, public house, saloon, taphouse
powerhouse (noun) an electrical generating station Synonyms: power plant, power station
(noun) a team considered to be the best of its class
(noun) a highly energetic and indefatigable person Synonyms: ball of fire, fireball, human dynamo
precariousness (noun) extreme dangerousness
(noun) being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance Synonyms: uncertainness, uncertainty
preciousness (noun) the positive quality of being precious and beyond value Synonyms: invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness
(noun) the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined Synonyms: preciosity
(noun) the quality possessed by something with a great price or value Synonyms: costliness, dearness
precipitousness (noun) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep Synonyms: abruptness, steepness
(noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Synonyms: abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, suddenness
precociousness (noun) intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules Synonyms: precocity
predaceousness (noun) (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. Synonyms: predaciousness, rapaciousness, rapacity
predaciousness (noun) (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. Synonyms: predaceousness, rapaciousness, rapacity
prestigiousness (noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. Synonyms: prestige
presumptuousness (noun) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to Synonyms: assumption, effrontery, presumption
pretentiousness (noun) the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) Synonyms: largeness, pretension
(noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonyms: inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, puffiness, splashiness
promiscuousness (noun) indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations Synonyms: promiscuity, sleeping around
propitiousness (noun) the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result Synonyms: auspiciousness
punctiliousness (noun) strict attention to minute details Synonyms: meticulosity, meticulousness, scrupulousness
pusillanimousness (noun) contemptible fearfulness Synonyms: pusillanimity
querulousness (noun) the quality of being given to complaining
rapaciousness (noun) extreme gluttony Synonyms: edacity, esurience, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity
(noun) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) Synonyms: greediness, voraciousness
(noun) (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. Synonyms: predaceousness, predaciousness, rapacity
ravenousness (noun) excessive desire to eat Synonyms: edacity, esurience, voraciousness, voracity
rebelliousness (noun) an insubordinate act Synonyms: insubordination
(noun) intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude Synonyms: defiance
religious (noun) a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
religiousism (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal Synonyms: pietism, religionism, religiosity
religiousness (noun) piety by virtue of being devout Synonyms: devoutness
(noun) the quality of being extremely conscientious
rendezvous (noun) a meeting planned at a certain time and place
(noun) a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex Synonyms: tryst
(noun) a place where people meet
repetitiousness (noun) verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions Synonyms: repetitiveness
ridiculousness (noun) a message whose content is at variance with reason Synonyms: absurdity, absurdness
righteousness (noun) adhering to moral principles
rigorousness (noun) something hard to endure Synonyms: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity
(noun) excessive sternness Synonyms: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness
rigourousness (noun) something hard to endure Synonyms: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, severeness, severity
(noun) excessive sternness Synonyms: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, severeness, severity, stiffness
roadhouse (noun) an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
roundhouse (noun) a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
(noun) workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
rouser (noun) someone who rouses others from sleep Synonyms: arouser, waker
rousing (noun) the act of arousing Synonyms: arousal
roustabout (noun) a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor Synonyms: deckhand
ruinousness (noun) The quality of causing or tending to cause ruin.
sacrilegiousness (noun) profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege
sagaciousness (noun) the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating Synonyms: judiciousness, sagacity
(noun) the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations Synonyms: discernment, judgement, judgment, sagacity
salaciousness (noun) the trait of behaving in an obscene manner Synonyms: bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity, salacity
salubriousness (noun) the quality of being salubrious and invigorating Synonyms: salubrity
sanctimoniousness (noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout Synonyms: sanctimony
sandgrouse (noun) pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young Synonyms: sand grouse
scabious (noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa Synonyms: scabiosa
scandalousness (noun) disgracefulness that offends public morality
schoolhouse (noun) a building where young people receive education Synonyms: school
scouse (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors Synonyms: lobscouse, lobscuse
scrupulousness (noun) conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence
(noun) strict attention to minute details Synonyms: meticulosity, meticulousness, punctiliousness
sedulousness (noun) the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive Synonyms: sedulity
semiconsciousness (noun) marginal consciousness Synonyms: grogginess, stupefaction, stupor
sensuousness (noun) a sensuous feeling
seriousness (noun) the trait of being serious Synonyms: earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
(noun) the quality of arousing fear or distress Synonyms: distressfulness
(noun) an earnest and sincere feeling Synonyms: earnestness, sincerity
shrewmouse (noun) small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles Synonyms: shrew
simultaneousness (noun) happening or existing or done at the same time Synonyms: simultaneity
sinuousness (noun) having bends (especially of streams and roads) Synonyms: sinuosity
slanderousness (noun) The property of being both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
slaughterhouse (noun) a building where animals are butchered Synonyms: abattoir, butchery, shambles
smokehouse (noun) a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish Synonyms: meat house
solicitousness (noun) a feeling of excessive concern Synonyms: solicitude
sonorousness (noun) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, vibrancy
sousaphone (noun) the lowest brass wind instrument Synonyms: bass horn, tuba
souse (noun) the act of making something completely wet Synonyms: drenching, soaking, sousing
(noun) pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
(noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually Synonyms: alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker
sousing (noun) the act of making something completely wet Synonyms: drenching, soaking, souse
souslik (noun) rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel Synonyms: Citellus citellus, suslik
spaciousness (noun) spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building) Synonyms: capaciousness, commodiousness, roominess
speciousness (noun) an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility Synonyms: meretriciousness
spontaneousness (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint Synonyms: spontaneity
spouse (noun) a person's partner in marriage Synonyms: better half, married person, mate, partner
spuriousness (noun) state of lacking genuineness
steakhouse (noun) a restaurant that specializes in steaks Synonyms: chophouse
storehouse (noun) a depository for goods Synonyms: depot, entrepot, storage, store
strenuousness (noun) extreme effortfulness Synonyms: arduousness
studiousness (noun) diligent study
subconscious (noun) psychic activity just below the level of awareness Synonyms: subconscious mind
subconsciousness (noun) a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness
summerhouse (noun) a small roofed building affording shade and rest Synonyms: gazebo
sumptuousness (noun) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive Synonyms: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity
(noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living Synonyms: luxuriousness, luxury, opulence
superciliousness (noun) the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior Synonyms: condescension, disdainfulness
suspiciousness (noun) being of a suspicious nature Synonyms: suspicion
synonymousness (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning Synonyms: synonymity, synonymy
taphouse (noun) tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Synonyms: gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, saloon
teahouse (noun) a restaurant where tea and light meals are available Synonyms: tea parlor, tea parlour, tearoom, teashop
tediousness (noun) dullness owing to length or slowness Synonyms: tedium, tiresomeness
tempestuousness (noun) a state of wild storminess
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development Synonyms: agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest
tenaciousness (noun) persistent determination Synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinacity, tenacity
tendentiousness (noun) an intentional and controversial bias
thousand (noun) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 Synonyms: 1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, yard
thousandth (noun) one part in a thousand equal parts Synonyms: one-thousandth
(noun) position 1,000 in a countable series of things
thunderousness (noun) The state or condition of being very loud, suggestive of thunder; booming loudness.
timorousness (noun) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities Synonyms: timidity
(noun) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions Synonyms: timidity, timidness
titmouse (noun) small insectivorous birds Synonyms: tit
tollhouse (noun) a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls Synonyms: tolbooth, tollbooth
toolhouse (noun) a shed for storing tools Synonyms: toolshed
tortuousness (noun) puzzling complexity Synonyms: complicatedness, complication, knottiness
(noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position Synonyms: contortion, crookedness, torsion, tortuosity

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