venereal

English

Etymology

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English venereal, from Latin venereus (“of sexual love”), from Venus (“goddess of love”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪɹi.əl/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vəˈnɪəɹɪəl/

Adjective

venereal (not comparable)

Sexually transmitted.
Of or relating to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
- Milton
  Into the snare I fell / Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, / Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
Exciting sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases.
a venereal medicine
(obsolete) Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

Derived terms

Derived terms

dermatovenereal
venereal disease

Translations

sexually transmitted

Chinese:
Mandarin: 性病的 (zh) (xìngbìng de)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} venerea
Finnish: veneerinen (fi)
French: vénérien (fr)
German: venerisch (de)
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} kyn-, ^{(please verify)} samræðis-
Irish: véinéireach

Italian: venereo (it)
Japanese: 性病の (せいびょうの, seibyō)
Macedonian: венеричен (veneričen)
Polish: weneryczne f pl, n, n pl
Portuguese: venéreo (pt)
Romanian: veneric (ro)
Russian: венери́ческий (ru) (veneríčeskij)
Spanish: venéreo (es)

References

“venereal” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
“venereal” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
"venereal" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

leavener, valerene

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