different between carious vs treacherous

English

Etymology

From French carieux (“carious”), from carie (“decay (of bone or teeth)”) (from Latin cari?s (“rot, rottenness, corruption”), from care? (“to lack, be deprived of”), from Proto-Italic *kaz?? (“to lack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *?es- (“to cut”).) + French -eux (“-ous”) (from Latin -?sus (“suffix forming adjectives, meaning ‘full of, prone to’”), from Old Latin -?sos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went-, *-wont- + *-to-)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.?i.?s/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?k??.?i.?s/ (or /?kæ?-/ among careful speakers)
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?k??.i.?s/
• Rhymes: -??ri?s
• Hyphenation: ca?ri?ous

Adjective

carious (comparative more carious, superlative most carious)

1. Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.

Derived terms

• cariousness

Related terms

• caries
• dental caries

Translations

Further reading

• tooth decay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• curiosa

English

Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (“deceitful”). See treacher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/

Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

1. Exhibiting treachery.
2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
3. Unreliable; dangerous.

   a treacherous mountain trail

Antonyms

• (exhibiting treachery): loyal

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search