Phrase guide

Venetian blind

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Venetian, jill-mill

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: window blind

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жалузи (žaluzi) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Burmese: တရုတ်ကတ် (ta.rutkat) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Catalan: veneciana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百葉窗 /百叶窗 (bǎiyèchuāng) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Czech: žaluzie — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Danish: persienne — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Dutch: luxaflex — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Finnish: sälekaihdin — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • French: store vénitien — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • French: jalousie — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • German: Jalousie — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Greek: παντζούρι (pantzoúri) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Italian: veneziana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Japanese: ベネシャンブラインド (beneshan buraindo) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Korean: 베네치안 블라인드 (Benechian beullaindeu) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Norman: vénitienne — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Norwegian Bokmål: persienne — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: persienne — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Polish: żaluzja — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Portuguese: persiana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Portuguese: veneziana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Russian: жалюзи́ (žaljuzí) — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Spanish: persiana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Swedish: persienn — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Tagalog: benesyana — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Turkish: jaluzi — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats
  • Volapük: jalusid — blind consisting of overlapping horizontal slats