Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euphorious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-phori-ous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of euphoric.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From euphoria + -ous. According to The Century Dictionary, erroneously for *euphorous, from Ancient Greek εὔφορος (eúphoros) (whence euphoria via εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā) – εὔφορος (eúphoros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more euphorious (comparative) most euphorious (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does euphorious mean?
Synonym of euphoric.
Where does euphorious come from?
From euphoria + -ous. According to The Century Dictionary, erroneously for *euphorous, from Ancient Greek εὔφορος (eúphoros) (whence euphoria via εὐφορίᾱ (euphoríā) – εὔφορος (eúphoros) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)).

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