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# How to pronounce "formous" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˈfɔː(ɹ)məs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **for·mous**
- **Stress**: **FOR** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- fair; beautiful.
  - *Example*: "She is the daughter of the Wazir Shams al-Din and she is a model of beauty and loveliness, of fairest favour and formous form, and dight with symmetry and perfect grace."

### Example Sentences
- "She is the daughter of the Wazir Shams al-Din and she is a model of beauty and loveliness, of fairest favour and formous form, and dight with symmetry and perfect grace."
- "of Hormuz and Iran's control over straight-to-formous is going to be another nuclear issue that will be with us for years to come."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "formous" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "language and the rhetoric of the politicians in Iran is that this Strait of Hormuz and Iran's control over straight-to-formous is going to be another nuclear issue that will be with us for years to come. Well, on that rather depressing note, thank you very much indeed, Gareth Jenkins. Thank you for your thoughts. Well, Iran has continually insisted that"
- **Watch at 9:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNmIi6GasX8&t=574s)


## How to Pronounce "formous"

- **Syllables**: for · mous
- **Stress**: FOR — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˈfɔː(ɹ)məs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /FOR/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[folious](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/folious)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “formous”?
“formous” is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)məs/ (for · mous). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “formous”?
“formous” has 2 syllables: for · mous.

### Where is the stress in “formous”?
The primary stress in “formous” is on “FOR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

### What does “formous” mean?
fair; beautiful.

### How can I hear “formous” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “formous” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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