venereal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/, /vɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/ Hyphenation: ve‧ne‧re‧al === Adjective === venereal (not comparable) Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse. Synonyms: aphroditic, (rare) Cytherean Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease. Antonym: nonvenereal a venereal medicine (astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful. Synonyms: libidinous, (informal) lusty, (obsolete) venereous; see also Thesaurus:sexually aroused (chemistry, obsolete) Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists). ==== Alternative forms ==== venereall (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “venereal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “venereal”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. "venereal" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === leavener, valerene