hamous
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hamous
Rhymes with -eɪməs
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, Latin hamus (“hook”) + English -ous. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Piecewise doublet of hamose, from Latin hamosus.
adjective more hamous · most hamous
- Hamose. I am very apt to think, that the tenacity of bodies does not proceed from the hamous, or hooked particles, as the Epicureans and some modern Philosophers have imagin'd […].
Talk about this word "hamous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hamous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hamous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hamous "hamous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hamous.Cite this
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title = {hamous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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