variolous

1. 1.

   relating to small pox

   Synonymsvariolarvariolic

Questions about variolous

What does variolous mean?

variolous means "relating to small pox".

How many syllables are in variolous?

variolous has 4 syllables: va-ri-o-lous. The stress falls on "ri".

What is another word for variolous?

Close synonyms include variolar, variolic. 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 variolous a common word?

variolous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.