Having characteristics or qualities associated with Aphrodite; beautiful, alluring, or relating to love and desire.
From Greek Aphrodite + -ous (Latin adjective suffix). This rare form uses the direct Latinate adjectival ending rather than the more common -ic suffix.
This is one of several grammatical ways English allows us to honor Aphrodite—-ic, -ous, -idae—showing how a single ancient deity inspired an entire family of related words across different languages and scientific disciplines.
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