different between voluptuous vs venereal

English

Etymology

From Middle French voluptueux, from Latin voluptuosus (“delightful”), from volupt?s (“pleasure, delight”), from volup (“with pleasure”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /v??l?p.t?u.?s/

Adjective

voluptuous (comparative more voluptuous, superlative most voluptuous)

1. Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.
2. (of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive.

Synonyms

• (pleasurable sensation): luxurious
• (curvaceous): See Thesaurus:voluptuous or Thesaurus:sexy

Derived terms

• voluptuously
• voluptuousness

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Further reading

• voluptuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• voluptuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• voluptuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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)

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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