venereal

ve·ne·re·al

adj \və-ˈnir-ē-əl\

Definition of VENEREAL

1

: of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence

2

a : resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse <venereal infections> b : of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease <a high venereal rate> c : involving the genital organs <venereal sarcoma>

— ve·ne·re·al·ly adverb

Origin of VENEREAL

Middle English venerealle, from Latin venereus, from vener-, venus love, sexual desire

First Known Use: 15th century

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Rhymes with VENEREAL

arterial, bacterial, diphtherial, empyreal, ethereal, funereal, imperial, material, sidereal, vizierial