-ose

full of, inclined to

Latin · -osus

Latin -osus means "full of" or "given to": verbose is full of words, morose full of gloom, grandiose full of grand ideas. The chemistry -ose (sugars) is a different suffix.

Memory trick

OSE sounds like "owes": full of what it owes, loaded with it.

Words from this root

verbose (verb + ose) — using too many wordsशब्दाडंबरी
morose (mor + ose) — gloomy, sullenउदास, चिड़चिड़ा
grandiose (grand + i + ose) — pompous, showy in sizeआडंबरपूर्ण
bellicose (bell + i + cose) — eager to fightलड़ाकू
comatose (comat + ose) — in a deep unconscious stateकोमा में
jocose (joc + ose) — playful, jokingहँसोड़
lachrymose (lachrym + ose) — tearfulआँसू भरा
otiose (oti + ose) — idle, serving no useबेकार
adipose (adip + ose) — of fat tissueवसा का