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Definitions: Emulous |
EmulousAdjective1. Characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation. 2. Eager to surpass others. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "emulous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Etymology: Emulous \Em"u*lous\, adjective. [Latin expression aemulus. See Emulate.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: EmulousSynonym: rivalrous (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Opposition | Competitive, emulous. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Emulous |
| English words defined with "emulous": Corrival ♦ Emulousness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "emulous": Brigians. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "emulous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që rivalizon, që matet, që bën garë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | стремящ се (intent), който се мъчи да съперничи, който се мъчи да подражава. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | závodící (emulative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φιλόδοξοσ (ambitious), αμιλλώμενοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | túlszárnyalni akaró. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | emulo (emulator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emulousay emulativo, emulador (emulator, exerciser), rival (competitive, concurrent, rival), êmulo (rival). (various references) care concureazã. (various references) соревнующийся, жаждущий (eager after, eager for, thirsty, wishful). (various references) takmičarski (competitive). (various references) emulador (emulative, emulator, rival), émulo. (various references) що змага"ться, що жада", честолюбний (ambitious, aspiring, emulate), заздрісний (cankered, envious, jealous). (various references) hay cạnh tranh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "emulous": emulously, emulousness, emulousnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "emulous": tremulous. (additional references) | |
Words containing "emulous": tremulously, tremulousness, tremulousnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Emulous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aemulus, Emilius, Emmylou, emolous, Enualios, epulis, Eumelos, Eumolpus, Gembloux, hemiolas, Mulhous, temulous. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "emulous" (pronounced 'Em"u*lous'): Acanthocephalous, Acarpellous, Acephalous, Achilous, Acholous, Achylous, Acidulous, Adenophyllous, Amphibolous, Amyelous, Androcephalous, Anemorphilous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anisodactylous, Anisophyllous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anthophilous, Antibillous, Antivariolous, Apellous, Aphyllous, Arenulous, Argillous, Artiodactylous, Aurocephalous, Autocephalous, Basylous, benevolous, Biangulous, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Calculous, Callous, Cancellous, Caryophyllous, Cautelous, Cavernulous, Cephalous, Chylous, Corpusculous, Credulous, Daedalous, Decaphyllous, Dedalous, Depilous, Dicephalous, Diphyllous, Edentulous, Encephalous, Endecaphyllous, Endophyllous, Entomophilous, Enubilous, Epiphyllous, Erysipelous, Exangulous, Exophyllous, Fabulous, Favillous, Fibrillous, Filipendulous, fistulous, Flosculous, Folliculous, frivolous, Gamophyllous, Ganocephalous, garrulous, Glandulous, Globulous, Granulous, Guttulous, Heptaphyllous, Hetercephalous, Heterophyllous, Hexaphyllous, Hirtellous, Hispidulous, Homomallous, Hydrocephalous, Hypophyllous, incredulous, Innubilous, Insulous, Irregulous, Isagelous, Isospondylous, Leucophyllous, Lyencephalous, macrocephalous, Macrophyllous, Malevolous, Mesaticephalous, Mesocephalous, meticulous, Micrencephalous, Microphyllous, miraculous, Monocephalous, monoculous, Monophyllous, Monoxylous, Monticulous, Morbillous, Musculous, Mutilous, Myelencephalous, Myriophyllous, Nebulous, Oraculous, Orgillous, Orgulous, Overcredulous, Overscrupulous, Pabulous, Papillous, Papulous, Parlous, Patulous, Pediculous, Pendulous, Pentaphyllous, Perdulous, Periculous, Perlous, Photophilous, Phyllous, Piaculous, Pilulous, Plectospondylous, Pleiophyllous, Podocephalous, Podophyllous, Polyphyllous, Populous, Preambulous, Procellous, Procoelous, Prostibulous, Pustulous, Quadriphyllous, Querulous, Ramulous, Rhabdocoelous, ridiculous, Rigidulous, Sabulous, Salicylous, saxicolous, Schizocoelous, Scintillous, Sciolous, Scopulous, scrofulous, scrupulous, sedulous, Semiflosculous, Sibilous, Solidungulous, Somniculous, Sphagnicolous, Stenophyllous, Stridulous, Subdolous, Subpodophyllous, Succulous, Suchospondylous, Tetraphyllous, Thallous, Tintinnabulous, Tortulous, Torulous, tremulous, Triphyllous, troublous, Tubicolous, Tumulous, Uncautelous, Undulous, Ungulous, unscrupulous, Urbicolous, Variolous, Ventriculous, Vernaculous, Versimilous, Villous, Violous, Vitriolous, Xerophilous, Xiphophyllous, Xylophilous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-m-o-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: oleums. | |
-2 letters: louse, meous, moles, moues, mouse, mules, oleum, ousel, solum. | |
-3 letters: elms, emus, lose, lues, lums, mels, meou, mole, mols, moue, mule, muse, oles, sloe, slue, slum, sole, some, soul, sulu, sumo, ulus. | |
-4 letters: elm, els, ems, emu, leu, lum, mel, mol, mos, mus, oes, ole, oms, ose, sel, sol, som, sou, sue, sum, ulu, use. | |
-5 letters: el, em, es, lo, me, mo, mu, oe, om, os, so, um, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-m-o-s-u-u" | |
+1 letter: tumulose. | |
+2 letters: emulously, eulogiums, mausoleum, outmuscle, tremulous. | |
+3 letters: glomerulus, leguminous, mausoleums, meticulous, numerously, operculums, outfumbles, outmuscled, outmuscles, slumberous, squamulose. | |
+4 letters: emulousness, impetuously, mellifluous, multicourse, multisource, murderously, musclebound, tremulously, unmelodious. | |
+5 letters: contumelious, luminiferous, luminousness, macronucleus, meticulously, micronucleus, microtubules, monocultures, mournfullest, mournfulness, multicourses, multipurpose, semilustrous, simultaneous, surmountable, umbrageously, unremorseful. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 75 6C 6F 75 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01110101 01101100 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m u l o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0075 006C 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39798778818785 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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