Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venustraphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ve-nu-stra-phob-ia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of beautiful women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I'm working, however, on instilling a case of venustraphobia (fear of beautiful women—another use for Vicks) in my partner, and my daughter could use a little ataxophobia (fear of disorder or untidiness)."
"The woman leaned forward and addressed Ruby in a whisper. “Are you here for venustraphobia, chorophobia, porphyrophobia, or an audio disorder?”"
"He isn't exactly suffering from Venustraphobia since he has no problem interfacing with beautiful women."
"I fear both kinds. I must admit to gynophobia – the general fear of women – and, in particular, venustraphobia – the fear of beautiful women."

Etymology

From Latin venustus + -phobia, from Venus (“the goddess of love”).

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

venust

Questions

What does venustraphobia mean?: Fear of beautiful women.
Where does venustraphobia come from?: From Latin venustus + -phobia, from Venus (“the goddess of love”).

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