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vinous

adj · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪnəs/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winelike

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.

Involving the use of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winelike, vinaceous

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.

Having the colour of red wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: winelike, wine-dark, wine-blue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winelike, vinaceous, wine-dark, wine-blue

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Tending to drink wine excessively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Affected by the drinking of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winy

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vinaceous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: روحاني (rawḥāniyy, rūḥāniyy) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Bulgarian: винвн (vinvn) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Dutch: wijnachtig — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Finnish: viinimäinen — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Finnish: viininen — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • French: vineux — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Old French: vineus — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Georgian: ღვინის (ɣvinis) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Georgian: ღვინისებური (ɣviniseburi) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Ancient Greek: οἴνινος (oíninos) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Ancient Greek: οἰνηρός (oinērós) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Irish: fíonda — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Italian: vinoso — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Latin: vīneus — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Latin: vīnōsus — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Middle English: vinous — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Middle English: wyny — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Polish: winny — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Portuguese: vínico — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Russian: винно-кра́сный (vinno-krásnyj) — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Spanish: vinoso — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Spanish: vínico — pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine
  • Bulgarian: подпийнал (podpijnal) — affected by drinking wine
  • Dutch: onder invloed van wijn — affected by drinking wine
  • Finnish: viinihumalainen — affected by drinking wine
  • Polish: pijany winem — affected by drinking wine