-phanous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “appearing”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”), compare diaphanous and apophanous.

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: -phonous

Suffix

-phanous

  1. Forms adjectives describing a material's appearance or the conditions under which this appearance changes.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -phanous
cymophanous
hygrophanous
idiocyclophanous
idiophanous
pyrophanous
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