venereal

English

WOTD – 21 September 2019

Etymology

From Middle English venereā̆l, venereā̆lle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”),[1] from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”),[2] from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/, /vɪ-/
(General American) IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/
Hyphenation: ve‧ne‧re‧al

Adjective

venereal (not comparable)

Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: aphroditic, Cytherean (rare)
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398, lines 533–535, page 37:
  Then ſwoll'n with pride into the ſnare I fell / Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, / Softn'd with pleaſure and voluptuous life; […]
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.
Antonym: nonvenereal

a venereal medicine
(astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
Synonyms: libidinous, lusty (informal), venereous (obsolete); see also Thesaurus:randy
(chemistry, obsolete) Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

Derived terms

Related terms

venerean (obsolete)
venereous (obsolete)

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/venery' title='venery'>venery</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/Venus' title='Venus'>Venus</a>

Translations

of or relating to the genitals, lust, or sexual intercourse

Georgian: ვენერიული (veneriuli), ავხორცი (avxorci)
Icelandic: kyn-, samræðis-
Irish: drúisiúil

Latin: venerealis m or f, venereale n
Scottish Gaelic: drùiseil
Serbo-Croatian: venèričnī (sh), венѐричнӣ

sexually transmitted

Chinese:
Mandarin: 性病的 (zh) (xìngbìng de)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} venerea
Finnish: veneerinen (fi)
French: vénérien (fr), aphroditique (fr)
Georgian: ვენერიული (veneriuli)
German: venerisch (de)
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} kyn-, ^{(please verify)} samræðis-
Irish: véinéireach

Italian: venereo (it) m, venerea (it) f
Japanese: 性病の (せいびょうの, seibyō)
Macedonian: венеричен (veneričen)
Polish: weneryczne f pl or n or n pl
Portuguese: venéreo (pt)
Romanian: veneric (ro)
Russian: венери́ческий (ru) (veneríčeskij)
Spanish: venéreo (es)

References

“venereā̆l(le, adj.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 January 2019.
“venereal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1916; “venereal” (US) / “venereal” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

leavener, valerene

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[1] “venereā̆l(le, adj.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 January 2019.

[2] “venereal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1916; “venereal” (US) / “venereal” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.