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-phanous

-phanous suffix: forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes.

Suffix

-phanous

  1. Forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes.

Origin of -phanous

From Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “appearing”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”), compare diaphanous and apophanous.

Questions about -phanous

What does -phanous mean?
-phanous means forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes.
What part of speech is -phanous?
-phanous is a suffix.

Words near -phanous in the dictionary

  1. -phagous
  2. -phagy
  3. -phalangia
  4. -phalangy
  5. -phane
  6. -phanous
  7. -phany
  8. -phasia
  9. -phemia
  10. -phil
  11. -phile

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