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formous

UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ)məs/

formous adjective: fair; beautiful.

Adjective

formous (comparative more formous, superlative most formous)

  1. (rare) fair; beautiful.
    • She is the daughter of the Wazir Shams al-Din and she is a model of beauty and loveliness, of fairest favour and formous form, and dight with symmetry and perfect grace.1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Tale of Núr al-Dín Alí and His Son Badr al-Dín Hasan”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The...

Forms of formous

comparativemore formous
superlativemost formous

Origin of formous

From Latin fōrmōsus.

Words that rhyme with formous

Questions about formous

What does formous mean?
Formous means fair; beautiful.
What part of speech is formous?
Formous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce formous?
Formous is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)məs/ (UK).

Words near formous in the dictionary

  1. Formosas
  2. formose
  3. formosity
  4. formost
  5. formoterol
  6. formous
  7. formozan
  8. formozans
  9. formroom
  10. formrooms
  11. forms

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