-aceous

/ˈeɪ.ʃəs/

suffix

Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed

OriginLatin ‑āceus →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed
  2. Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

Origin

  1. Latin‑āceus“belonging to, of the nature of”
  2. English-aceous

Suffixal construction from (1) Latin ‑āceus (“belonging to, of the nature of”) + -ous, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -eus and (2) -acea + -ous. Also variant of -acious.

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Translations

Catalan -aci, -aci
  • -aciof, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • -acibelonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Portuguese -áceo, -áceo
  • -áceoof, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • -áceobelonging to a taxonomic family or other group
Spanish -áceo, -áceo
  • -áceoof, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • -áceobelonging to a taxonomic family or other group

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -aceous

spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
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Cite this entry
APA

-aceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aceous

MLA

“-aceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-aceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aceous.

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