adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈviː.nəs/
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rhymes with -iːnəs
homophone: Venus
homophone: venus
CMU ARPABET:V IY1 N AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to veins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Examples
Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged with carbon dioxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Possessing veins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It was a sample of venous tissue.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Having numerous veins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or contained in or performing the function of the veins
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
venous inflammation
venous blood as contrasted with arterial blood
venous circulation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Morphologically vein + -ous, which is a borrowing from Latin vēnōsus (“full of veins, veiny”), from vēna (“a blood vessel, vein”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of venose.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
вяно́зны
(vjanózny)
— of or pertaining to veins
Bulgarian:
венозен
(venozen)
— of or pertaining to veins
Catalan:
venós
— of or pertaining to veins
Chinese Mandarin:
靜脈的 /静脉的
(jìngmài de)
— of or pertaining to veins
Czech:
žilní
— of or pertaining to veins
Danish:
venøs
— of or pertaining to veins
Esperanto:
vejna
— of or pertaining to veins
French:
veineux
— of or pertaining to veins
Galician:
venoso
— of or pertaining to veins
Georgian:
ვენური
(venuri)
— of or pertaining to veins
German:
venös
— of or pertaining to veins
Hungarian:
vénás
— of or pertaining to veins
Hungarian:
gyűjtőeres
— of or pertaining to veins
Ido:
veinala
— of or pertaining to veins
Ido:
veinoza
— of or pertaining to veins
Italian:
venoso
— of or pertaining to veins
Latin:
vēnōsus
— of or pertaining to veins
Norwegian Bokmål:
venøs
— of or pertaining to veins
Norwegian Nynorsk:
venøs
— of or pertaining to veins
Polish:
żylny
— of or pertaining to veins
Portuguese:
venoso
— of or pertaining to veins
Russian:
вено́зный
(venóznyj)
— of or pertaining to veins
Russian:
ве́нный
(vénnyj)
— of or pertaining to veins
Russian:
жи́льный
(žílʹnyj)
— of or pertaining to veins
Spanish:
venoso
— of or pertaining to veins
Swedish:
venös
— of or pertaining to veins
Ukrainian:
вено́зний
(venóznyj)
— of or pertaining to veins
