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adj
Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: aphroditic, Cytherean
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonvenereal
adj
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: libidinous, lusty, venereous, ablaze, amorous, aroused, buckish, concupiscent, corny, desirous, drippy, DTF, excited, flustered, frisky, fuckish, gagging for it, horny, hot, hot and bothered, hot to trot, impure, in heat, lascivious, lewd, lickerish, lustful, prurient, randy, ravenous, ruttish, rutty, sexed up, stimulated, thirsty, toey, toey as a Roman sandal, turned on, unchaste, venereal, wanton
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to the external sex organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: genital
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh1- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Across languages
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