adj
Meaning 1
Venous; pertaining to veins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
venal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈviːnəl/
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rhymes with -iːnəl
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CMU ARPABET: V IY1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
For sale; available for purchase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purchasable
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crooked
Antonyms: straight, honest, uncorrupt
adj
Meaning 5
Corrupt, mercenary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
capable of being corrupted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.
Borrowed from French vénal, from Old French venel, from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”), from vēnum (“something for sale”); compare English vend.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: продажен (prodažen) — for sale, available for a price
- Catalan: venal — for sale, available for a price
- Czech: prodejný — for sale, available for a price
- Finnish: myytävänä — for sale, available for a price
- French: vénal — for sale, available for a price
- German: käuflich — for sale, available for a price
- German: erwerbbar — for sale, available for a price
- German: feilgeboten — for sale, available for a price
- Greek: παραδόπιστος (paradópistos) — for sale, available for a price
- Greek: αργυρώνητος (argyrónitos) — for sale, available for a price
- Greek: εξαγοράσιμος (exagorásimos) — for sale, available for a price
- Latin: vēnālis — for sale, available for a price
- Latin: nummarius — for sale, available for a price
- Polish: na sprzedaż — for sale, available for a price
- Russian: продажный (prodažnyj) — for sale, available for a price
- Spanish: venal — for sale, available for a price
- Swedish: fal — for sale, available for a price
- Welsh: prynadwy — for sale, available for a price
- Bulgarian: подкупен (podkupen) — willing to take bribes
- Czech: prodejný — willing to take bribes
- Czech: úplatný — willing to take bribes
- Dutch: omkoopbaar — willing to take bribes
- Finnish: lahjottavissa oleva — willing to take bribes
- Finnish: korruptoitunut — willing to take bribes
- French: vénal — willing to take bribes
- Georgian: ანგარებიანი (angarebiani) — willing to take bribes
- Georgian: მოსყიდული (mosq̇iduli) — willing to take bribes
- Georgian: მექრთამე (mekrtame) — willing to take bribes
- Georgian: დაქრთამული (dakrtamuli) — willing to take bribes
- German: käuflich — willing to take bribes
- German: feil — willing to take bribes
- German: korrupt — willing to take bribes
- German: bestechlich — willing to take bribes
- Greek: αργυρώνητος (argyrónitos) — willing to take bribes
- Greek: δωροδοκούμενος (dorodokoúmenos) — willing to take bribes
- Latin: venalis — willing to take bribes
- Latin: venale — willing to take bribes
- Polish: przekupny — willing to take bribes
- Polish: sprzedajny — willing to take bribes
- Russian: прода́жный (prodážnyj) — willing to take bribes
- Spanish: venal — willing to take bribes
- Swedish: mutbar — willing to take bribes
- Swedish: besticklig — willing to take bribes
- Welsh: prynadwy — willing to take bribes
- Welsh: hybryn — willing to take bribes
- Bulgarian: користен (koristen) — corrupt, mercenary
- Czech: prodejný — corrupt, mercenary
- Czech: úplatný — corrupt, mercenary
- Czech: zkažený — corrupt, mercenary
- French: vénal — corrupt, mercenary
- Georgian: კორუმპირებული (ḳorumṗirebuli) — corrupt, mercenary
- German: korrupt — corrupt, mercenary
- German: verkommen — corrupt, mercenary
- German: verderbt — corrupt, mercenary
- Greek: παραδόπιστος (paradópistos) — corrupt, mercenary
- Greek: αργυρώνητος (argyrónitos) — corrupt, mercenary
- Italian: venale — corrupt, mercenary
- Latin: venalis — corrupt, mercenary
- Latin: venale — corrupt, mercenary
- Latin: nummarius — corrupt, mercenary
- Latin: nummaria — corrupt, mercenary
- Latin: nummarium — corrupt, mercenary
- Polish: skorumpowany — corrupt, mercenary
- Spanish: venal — corrupt, mercenary
- Swedish: korrumperad — corrupt, mercenary
- Swedish: korrupt — corrupt, mercenary