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There are 4 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'lous'. You can browse them all using the list above.

What are some common words that contain 'lous'?

Some common words containing 'lous' include Fabulous, Fabulously, Fabulousness. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Fabulous Adjective Fabulously Adverb Fabulousness Noun Pabulous Adjective

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1. 'Absolutely Fabulous' is famous as...

A British sitcom that welded the phrase into pop culture A chemistry law A Roman feast day A weather term

2. Which phrase is the most common collocation with 'fabulously'?

Fabulously sleepy Fabulously soggy Fabulously wealthy Fabulously broken

3. Which word is the closest playful synonym?

Mediocrity Boredom Dullness Pizzazz

4. What is the Latin root of 'fabulousness'?

Fabula (tale, story) Facere (to make) Ferus (wild) Fides (faith)

5. What is the noun form related to 'pabulous'?

Pabulum Pabulate Pabularity Pabulon

6. Which is the correct comparative form?

Fabulouslier More fabulously Most fabulouslier Fabulouser

7. In formal academic writing, which word is the better substitute?

Fabulousness Excellence Pizzazz Dazzle

8. What part of speech is the word 'fabulously'?

Noun Adjective Adverb Verb

9. Which part of speech is 'pabulous'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

10. Which word is the closest to the Latin root meaning of 'fabulous'?

Story Money Speed Silence

11. What is a common mistake when using 'pabulous'?

Using it as a synonym for 'delicious' Using it in a biology paper Spelling it with a 'b' Pronouncing it like 'fabulous'

12. What suffix turns 'fabulous' into 'fabulousness'?

-ness -ment -ly -tion

13. How many syllables does 'fabulousness' have?

Four Three Five Two

14. 'Fabulous' comes from Latin 'fabula,' meaning...

Iron Letter Story or tale Bridge

15. The casual abbreviation of 'fabulous' is...

Fabo Fabu Fab Fable

16. Which is the standard comparative form?

More fabulous Fabulouser Most fabulousest Fablouser

17. Which verb fits best with 'fabulousness' as a subject?

Are Is Have Were

18. What does the word 'pabulous' mean?

Poisonous Relating to food or nourishment Extremely fast Highly colorful

19. Which word is the closest synonym to 'pabulous'?

Delicious Edible Nutritious Spicy

20. Which intensifier is the most neutral choice for formal reports?

Extremely Outrageously Fabulously Divinely

21. How is 'pabulous' pronounced?

puh-BOO-lus PAY-byoo-lus PAB-yuh-luhs pah-BYOO-loos

22. Which sentence uses 'fabulously' correctly?

The show was fabulously. She is a fabulously dancer. They are fabulously rich. He fabulously is happy.

23. Which phrase preserves the original mythic sense?

Fabulous party Fabulous shoes Fabulous news Fabulous beasts

24. What does 'fabulously wealthy' mean?

Slightly rich Extremely rich Famous but poor Occasionally rich

25. Is 'fabulousness' countable or uncountable?

Countable Both equally Uncountable Only plural

26. Which sentence is correct after a linking verb?

The garden looks fabulously. The garden looks fabulous. The garden smells fabulously of roses. The garden seems fabulously.

27. How many syllables does 'fabulously' have?

Three Five Four Six

28. Which sentence uses 'fabulousness' correctly?

She owns two fabulousnesses. The show was a fabulousness. We admired the sheer fabulousness of the gala. It was fabulousness hot today.

29. What part of speech is 'fabulousness'?

Adjective Noun Adverb Verb

30. Which sentence uses 'pabulous' correctly?

The soup was very pabulous and tasty. The animal ate the pabulous. The soil provided a pabulous environment for worms. He felt quite pabulous after the meal.

31. Which of the following is an antonym of 'pabulous'?

Nourishing Alimentary Nonnutritive Edible

32. Where does the primary stress fall in 'fabulously'?

Fourth syllable Second syllable Third syllable First syllable

33. What does 'fabulous' mean today?

Wonderful or extraordinary Slightly damp Extremely old Made of wool

34. From which language does 'pabulous' originate?

Greek French German Latin

35. In which context are you most likely to see the word 'pabulous' used?

A cookbook recipe A biology textbook A sports commentary A fashion magazine

36. Which phrase means 'overflowing with style'?

Fabulousness-free Free of fabulousness Dripping with fabulousness Anti-fabulousness

37. Which sentence uses the hyperbolic sense of 'fabulous'?

A fabulous unicorn guarded the map. The heiress inherited a fabulous fortune. He fabulated a tale about geese. The fabulist toured the villages.

38. 'You look fabulous!' is an example of...

An insult Enthusiastic praise A warning A question

39. Which adverb is formed from 'fabulous'?

Fabulously Fabulite Fabulosity Fabulate

40. What did 'fabulous' originally describe?

Farm animals Royal diets Sailing ships Beasts and tales of fable - dragons and unicorns