emulous

1. 1.

   characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
2. 2.

   eager to surpass others

   Synonymsrivalrous

   Similarcompetitive

Questions about emulous

What does emulous mean?

emulous means "characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in emulous?

emulous has 3 syllables: e-mu-lous. The stress falls on "e".

What is another word for emulous?

Close synonyms include rivalrous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emulous a common word?

emulous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.