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fountainous

UK/ˈfaʊntɪnəs/

fountainous adjective: resembling or characteristic of a fountain.

Adjective

fountainous (comparative more fountainous, superlative most fountainous)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.

Forms of fountainous

comparativemore fountainous
superlativemost fountainous

Origin of fountainous

From fountain + -ous.

Words formed from fountainous

Questions about fountainous

What does fountainous mean?
Fountainous means resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
What part of speech is fountainous?
Fountainous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fountainous?
Fountainous is pronounced /ˈfaʊntɪnəs/ (UK).

Words near fountainous in the dictionary

  1. fountaining
  2. fountainless
  3. fountainlet
  4. fountainlets
  5. fountainlike
  6. fountainous
  7. fountainously
  8. fountainpen
  9. fountainpens
  10. fountains
  11. Fountains Earth

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