Words that rhyme with nocuous

adj 1: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" [syn: equivocal, ambiguous] [ant: unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal] 2: having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" [ant: unambiguous] 3: having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"

adj 1: full of twists and turns; "anfractuous cliffs"

adj 1: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome] 2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: arduous, straining, strenuous] 3: difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

adj 1: marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" [syn: assiduous, sedulous]

n 1: the stock exchange in Paris

adj 1: corresponding in character or kind [syn: congruous, congruent] [ant: incongruous] 2: suitable or appropriate together

adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful]

adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" [syn: contiguous, immediate] 2: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn: conterminous, contiguous] 3: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)]

adj 1: continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" [syn: continuous, uninterrupted] [ant: discontinuous, noncontinuous] 2: of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity [ant: discontinuous]

adj 1: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season [ant: evergreen] 2: (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

adj 1: of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities [ant: continuous] 2: not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling" [syn: discontinuous, noncontinuous] [ant: continuous, uninterrupted]

adj 1: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" [syn: disingenuous, artful] [ant: artless, ingenuous]

adj 1: extremely scanty; "an exiguous budget"

adj 1: devoid of intelligence [syn: asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous]

adj 1: having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream"

adj 1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish] 2: marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"

adj 1: resembling incest as by excessive intimacy 2: relating to or involving incest

adj 1: lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" [ant: congruent, congruous]

adj 1: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: inconspicuous, invisible] [ant: conspicuous]

adj 1: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" [syn: ingenuous, artless] [ant: artful, disingenuous] 2: lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" [syn: innocent, ingenuous]

adj 1: not injurious to physical or mental health [ant: noxious] 2: not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior" [syn: innocuous, unobjectionable] 3: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [syn: innocent, innocuous]

adj 1: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]

adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous]

adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" [syn: assumptive, assuming, presumptuous]

adj 1: not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money" 2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton]

adj 1: taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair"

adv 1: with aesthetic gratification or delight; "sensuously delighting in the wine and food"

adj 1: curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" [syn: sinuate, sinuous, wiggly]

adj 1: containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" [syn: spirituous, spiritous]

adj 1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise" 2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: arduous, straining, strenuous]

adj 1: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous]

adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted] 2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus]

adj 1: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage" [syn: stormy, tempestuous] 2: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild]

adj 1: having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid" 2: very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread" 3: lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" [syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin]

adj 1: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous] 2: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous] 3: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"

adj 1: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent]

adj 1: having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa [ant: ambiguous] 2: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" [syn: unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous] [ant: ambiguous, equivocal]

adj 1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous]

adj 1: devoid of intelligence [syn: asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous] 2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: empty, hollow, vacuous] 3: devoid of matter; "a vacuous space" 4: void of expression; "a blank stare" [syn: blank, vacuous]

adj 1: morally excellent [ant: wicked] 2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous]

adj 1: having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress" [syn: juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous] 2: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" [syn: bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed] 3: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous]