Standard Lemma guide

-acious

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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suffix

Meaning 1

Used to form adjectives from nouns and verb stems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • audacity → audacious
  • sage → sagacious
  • fallacy → fallacious

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From (1) -aci(ty) + -ous and (2) from Old French -acieux, both ultimately from Latin -ācitās.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: -az — adjective-forming suffix