-some
characterized by, tending to
Old English · -sum
Old English -sum makes adjectives meaning tending to or causing: trouble + some = troublesome, tire + some = tiresome. It describes a quality that a thing has or gives.
Memory trick
-some is a handsome bag: it carries a quality with it, easy to see.
Words from this root
- handsome (hand + some) — pleasant to look at, fineसुंदर, आकर्षक
- tiresome (tire + some) — causing tirednessथकाऊ
- awesome (awe + some) — inspiring awe, greatशानदार
- wholesome (whole + some) — good for healthसेहतमंद
- troublesome (trouble + some) — causing difficultyपरेशान करने वाला
- lonesome (lone + some) — sad because aloneअकेला, सूना
- fearsome (fear + some) — causing fearभयानक
- burdensome (burden + some) — heavy to bearबोझिल
- cumbersome (cumber + some) — clumsy and heavyभारी-भरकम, बेढंगा
- quarrelsome (quarrel + some) — fond of arguingझगड़ालू
- bothersome (bother + some) — annoyingतंग करने वाला
- worrisome (worri + some) — causing worryचिंता वाला