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- DictionaryVe·ne·re·al/vəˈnirēəl/
adjective
- 1. relating to sexual desire or sexual intercourse: "the venereal act"
Definition of venereal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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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).
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/, /vɪ-/(General American) IPA(key): /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/Hyphenation: ve‧ne‧re‧alvenereal (not comparable) 1. Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse. 1.1. Synonyms: aphroditic, (rare) Cytherean 1.1. 1637, Tho[mas] Heywood, “Ivpiter and Io”, in Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma’s, Selected out of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, &c.[…], London: […] R. O[ulton] for R. H[earne], and are to be sold by Thomas Slater[…], →OCL...
“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.infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease: a venereal patient. adapted to the cure of such disease: a venereal remedy. of or relating to sexual desire or intercourse.
May 24, 2024 · of or relating to the external sex organs.
May 23, 2024 · 1. arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection. 2. pertaining to conditions so arising. 3. infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease. a venereal patient. 4. adapted to the cure of such disease. a venereal remedy.
Mar 12, 2024 · Also called STDs, STIs or venereal disease, sexually transmitted infections are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites. Sexual activity includes genital touching or sexual intercourse. Anyone who is sexually active can get an STI.
Pathology pertaining to conditions so arising. Pathology infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease: a venereal patient. Pathology adapted to the cure of such disease: a venereal remedy. of or pertaining to sexual desire or intercourse. Drugs serving or tending to excite sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
