venus
Syllables: Ve·nus/ˈviːnəs/UK/ˈviːnəs/
venus noun: any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
Noun (1)
venus (plural venuses)
- Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
Proper noun capitalized: Venus
Venus (plural Venuses or Veneres)
- The second planet in the Solar system.
- Near-synonyms: morning star, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer; evening star, Vesper, Hesperus
- Venus rises on the 1st day 1/4 to 5 a.m., and 4h. 25m. a.m. on the last day. […] She is now beginning to move northward.The Illustrated London Almanack 1867, London, page 45
- Synonyms:
- morning star, Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, evening star, Vesper, Hesperus
- The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality, or a depiction thereof.
- Of all the classic Venuses known to us in modern times, this Venus of Milo is certainly the most popular.1884 January 8, “POPULARITY OF THE VENUS DE MILO.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- To call either or both of them by the name of Venus seems to me too positive; for although the theory of love which they embody was unquestionably associated with the two Venuses in Plato, ‘one draped, the other nude’, it is important to observe that, in contradistinction to Botticelli and...1958, Edgar Wind, “Sacred and Profane Love”, in Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance, New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, →OCLC, page 126
- A female given name.
- A mirrored [Venus] Williams, shown from behind and in profile, wears a tennis skirt made of raffia and the Wimbledon trophy dish refashioned as a collared chestplate apropos for a warrior superhero. […] Pruitt sees “a fertile space of reflection” between his two Venuses. “My hope,” he said, “is...2022 November 1, Hilarie M. Sheets, “Behind 3 Champions’ Smithsonian Portraits”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Nov...
Noun (2) capitalized: Venus
Venus (countable and uncountable, plural Venuses or Veneres)
- Sexual activity or intercourse; sex; lust, love.
- Immoderate Venus in excess, as it is a cause, or in defect; so, moderately used, to some parties an only help, a present remedy.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], chapter 2, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC...
- Any depiction of an idealized or erotic figure of a nude woman, especially one in a mythological setting.
- Their figures are universally models for brunette Venuses, and their feet arched like rainbows, and Cinderellan in size.1888 May 16, “They Love Americans […]”, in W. H. Canon, editor, Northern Wisconsin News, volume 10, number 19, Merrill, Wis., page [7], column 1
- Any Upper Palaeolithic statuette portraying a woman, usually carved in the round.
- While the goddess statues obviously did function in a very public, domestic context, there is no evidence that they were androgynyous or that they were the primary cult of importance. There are probably just as many phalli in the Paleolithic as there are Venuses.1986, Brian Hayden, “Old Europe: sacred matriarchy or complementary opposition?”, in Anthony Bonanno, editor, Archaeology and Fertility Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean: Papers Presented at the...
- However, a number of well-crafted studies in recent years have forcefully questioned—and perhaps refuted—the view that the Venuses were simply or solely goddesses.1990, D. Bruce Dickson, “An Interpretation”, in The Dawn of Belief: Religion in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona Press, published 1996, →ISBN, page...
- Copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element).
- CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and...1807, A New and Complete Encyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, volume III, page 48
- Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, because it was inflammable...2004, Maurice P. Crosland, Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry, page 89
venus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
venus in Hindi
- Venus
- ज़ोहरा zohrā
venus in Tamil
- வெள்ளி
venus in Marathi
- वेनस
venus in Urdu
- عشق کی دیوی, ناہید, رتی, زہرہ, زن زیبا
More languagesFewer languages
- venus in Bengali
- শুক্র śukro
- venus in Telugu
- కావ్యుడు kāvyuḍu
- venus in Malayalam
- വെള്ളി veḷḷi
- venus in Kannada
- ಚುಕ್ಕಿ, ಚುಕ್ಕೆ
- venus in Punjabi
- ਵੀਨਸ
- venus in Gujarati
- શુક્ર, વીનસ
- venus in Odia
- ଭେନସ୍, ଭେନୁସ୍, ଭେନାସ୍
- venus in Nepali
- भेनस, वेनस, भेनास
Synonyms of venus
Forms of venus
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | venuses |
| plural | Venuses |
| plural | Veneres |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Venuses |
| plural | Veneres |
Origin of venus
From translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), from Latin.
Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.
Words formed from venus
- cross-barred venus
- elegant venus clam
- grey pygmy venus
- imperial venus
- lady-in-waiting venus
- striped venus clam
- sunray venus
- warty venus
- cleft of Venus
- crocus of Venus
- dimple of Venus
- exo-Venus
- mons Venus
- nipple of Venus
- priestess of Venus
- protoVenus
- salt of Venus
- venereal
- Venerial
- Venerian
- Venus Bay
- Venus comb
- Venus' comb
- Venus's comb
- Venus flytrap
- Venus girdle
- Venusian
- Venuslike
- Venus mound
- venusquake
- Venus's basin
- Venus's basket
- Venus's bath
- Venus's flower basket
- Venus's girdle
- Venus's hair
- Venus's hair stone
- Venus's looking-glass
- Venus's pride
- Venus's purse
- Venus's shell
- Venus zone
Phrases with venus
Words that rhyme with venus
Questions about venus
- What does venus mean?
- Venus means any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
- What is venus in Hindi?
- Venus in Hindi is ज़ोहरा (zohrā). See Venus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is venus?
- Venus can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce venus?
- Venus is pronounced /ˈviːnəs/.
- What is the plural of venus?
- The plural of venus is venuses.
Words near venus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: venus (page history and authors); Venus (page history and authors); ज़ोहरा (Hindi) (page history and authors); venus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); venus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Venus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); শুক্র (Bengali) (page history and authors); కావ్యుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); വെള്ളി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); venus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); venus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); venus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); venus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); venus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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