Also ‑acity.
Inclined to, given to, or having as a capacity.
Originally and mainly from Latin words in ‑ax or ‑ac‑, plus ‑ous.
Words in ‑acious are adjectives. Words ending in ‑acity are corresponding nouns of quality or state (audacity, sagacity).
Examples of words in -acious
All examples derive from Latin.
audacious
willing to take risks
audax, bold
capacious
having a lot of space inside, roomy
capax, capac‑, capable
efficacious
successful in producing a desired result
efficax, from efficere, to accomplish
loquacious
talkative
loquax, from loqui, talk
mendacious
not telling the truth
mendax, lying, related to mendum, a fault
pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action
pertinax, holding fast
pugnacious
eager or quick to argue or fight
pugnax, from pugnare, to fight
rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
rapax, from rapere, to snatch
sagacious
showing good judgement
sagax, wise
tenacious
holding fast to something, not easily giving up
tenax, from tenere, to hold
veracious
speaking or representing the truth
verax, from verus, true
vivacious
attractively lively and animated
vivax, lively or vigorous, from vivere, to live
voracious
wanting or devouring great quantities of food
vorax, from vorare, to devour
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