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Meaning of venereal

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

venereal

Pronunciation:/vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl//vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.

    Synonyms:Cythereanaphroditic
  2. Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

    Example: a venereal medicine

    Antonyms:nonvenereal
  3. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.

    Synonyms:libidinouslustyvenereous
  4. Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).