different between lecherous vs venereal

English

Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekk?n (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likk?n? (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley??- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher +? -ous. More at lick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?t????s/

Adjective

lecherous (comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)

1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Derived terms

• lecherously
• lecherousness

Translations

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 *wenh?- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??n??.??.?l/, /v?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /v??n?.?i.?l/
• Hyphenation: ve?ne?re?al

Adjective

venereal (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: aphroditic, (rare) Cytherean
2. Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

   Antonym: nonvenereal

   a venereal medicine
3. (astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.

   Synonyms: libidinous, (informal) lusty, (obsolete) venereous; see also Thesaurus:randy
4. (chemistry, obsolete) Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

Alternative forms

• venereall (obsolete)

Derived terms

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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