hamous

H4A1M3O1U1S1

adjective

Hamose.

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Meanings

adjectivehamous (comparative more hamous, superlative most hamous)

comparative more hamous · superlative most hamous

  1. obsoleteHamose.

    I am very apt to think, that the tenacity of bodies does not proceed from the hamous, or hooked particles, as the Epicureans and some modern Philosophers have imagin'd […].

    1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section III

Synonyms & antonyms

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hamose

Origin

By surface analysis, Latin hamus (“hook”) + English -ous. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Piecewise doublet of hamose, from Latin hamosus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hamous

famousAmossquamousSeamusshamusramusignoramusworld-famous
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Anagrams

Smouha
Cite this entry
APA

hamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamous

MLA

“hamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamous.

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