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131 Words That Contain NOUS

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Word Definitions Synonyms
polygynous (adjective) having more than one wife at a time
polyphonous (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by polyphony Synonyms: polyphonic
pulchritudinous (adjective) used of persons only; having great physical beauty
pyrogenous (adjective) produced under conditions involving intense heat Synonyms: igneous, pyrogenic
(adjective) produced by or producing fever Synonyms: pyrogenetic, pyrogenic
ravenous (adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities Synonyms: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, voracious, wolfish
(adjective) extremely hungry Synonyms: esurient, famished, sharp-set, starved
ravenously (adverb) in the manner of someone who is very hungry Synonyms: hungrily
ravenousness (noun) excessive desire to eat Synonyms: edacity, esurience, voraciousness, voracity
resinous (adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar Synonyms: pitchy, resiny, tarry
ruinous (adjective) causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin Synonyms: blasting
(adjective) extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin Synonyms: catastrophic
ruinously (adverb) in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree
ruinousness (noun) The quality of causing or tending to cause ruin.
sarcolemnous (adjective) of or relating to sarcolemma Synonyms: sarcolemmic
spinous (adjective) having spines Synonyms: spiny
(adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn Synonyms: acanthoid, acanthous
sporogenous (adjective) producing spores or reproducing by means of spores
stannous (adjective) of or relating to or containing tin Synonyms: stannic
synchronous (adjective) occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase Synonyms: synchronal, synchronic
(adjective) (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
synchronously (adverb) in synchrony; in a synchronous manner
tendinous (adjective) consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon Synonyms: sinewy
treasonous (adjective) having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor Synonyms: faithless, traitorous, treasonable, unfaithful
tyrannous (adjective) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior Synonyms: oppressive, tyrannical
unsynchronous (adjective) not occurring together Synonyms: nonsynchronous, unsynchronised, unsynchronized
venous (adjective) of or contained in or performing the function of the veins
verminous (adjective) of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive
vertiginous (adjective) having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling Synonyms: dizzy, giddy, woozy
villainous (adjective) extremely wicked Synonyms: nefarious
villainousness (noun) the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior Synonyms: villainy
vinous (adjective) of or relating to wine Synonyms: vinaceous
vitiliginous (adjective) of or relating to or having vitiligo
voluminous (adjective) large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) Synonyms: copious
(adjective) marked by repeated turns and bends Synonyms: tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding
(adjective) large in volume or bulk
voluminously (adverb) in a voluminous manner
voluminousness (noun) greatness of volume Synonyms: fullness, voluminosity

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