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Words with Suffix “-ous/ness” in English (GB)
Browse English (GB) words ending with the suffix “-ous/ness”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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-ous/ness Latin *-ōsus*/Old English *-nes*, forming quality/state
unportentousness
5 syllables16 letters
un·por·ten·tous·ness
/ʌnˌpɔːˈtentʃəsnəs/
noun
The word 'unportentousness' is a five-syllable noun (un-por-ten-tous-ness) with primary stress on 'tous'. It's formed from the prefix 'un-', the root 'portent', and the suffixes '-ous' and '-ness'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel nuclei and onset-rime structure.