Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venereous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
venere-ous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

venereal (of diseases)

Obsolete

adj

exciting lust; aphrodisiac

Obsolete

adj

lustful; lascivious; libidinous

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin venereus, venerius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more venereous (comparative) most venereous (superlative)

Questions

What does venereous mean?
venereal (of diseases)
Where does venereous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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