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Webster 1913 Edition
Venereal
Ve-ne′re-al
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.
Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
Of fair, fallacious looks,
venereal
trains,Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
Milton.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
Arising from sexual intercourse;
as, a
venereal
disease; venereal
virus or poison. (b)
Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases;
as,
. venereal
medicines3.
Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
4.
Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus.
[Obs.]
Boyle.
Ve-ne′re-al
,Noun.
(Med.)
The venereal disease; syphilis.
Webster 1828 Edition
Venereal
VENE'REAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the pleasures of sexual commerce. A venereal person is one addicted to sexual pleasures or venery.2.
Proceeding from sexual intercourse; as the venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.3.
Adapted to the cure of the lues venerea; as venereal medicines.4.
Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac; provocative.5.
Consisting of copper, called by chimists formerly Venus. Obs.Definition 2024
venereal
venereal
English
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.
- Milton
- 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).
Translations
sexually transmitted
Derived terms
Derived terms
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References
- “venereal” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “venereal” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "venereal" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.