adjective · rare

venereal

ve·ne·re·al

венерический

venerisch

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

UK/vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/US/vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/

» Tom's bladder burst due to untreated venereal disease.

Meaning

4 senses

(not comparable)Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
(not comparable)Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.
a venereal medicine
venerisch
венери́ческийveneríčeskij
(not comparable, obsolete)Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
(not comparable, obsolete)Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

More definitions

of or relating to the external sex organs

Examples

2 sentences

Tom's bladder burst due to untreated venereal disease.
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I'm afraid I've contracted a venereal disease.
deIch fürchte, ich habe mir eine Geschlechtskrankheit zugezogen.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

of a disease: sexually transmitted:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of a disease: sexually transmitted:

Origin

From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from La

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).

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