Venn diagram

noun

ˈven- 

: a graph that employs closed curves and especially circles to represent logical relations between and operations on sets and the terms of propositions by the inclusion, exclusion, or intersection of the curves

Illustration of Venn diagram

• AB represents the intersection of sets A and B

Examples of Venn diagram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also an overwhelming emphasis on a certain style of football that falls in the middle of a Venn diagram roughly incorporating ‘entertaining’, ‘attacking’, and ‘possession’. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

At one point in 1976, Coppola was shooting Apocalypse Now while Lucas was filming Star Wars and Spielberg was making Close Encounters of the Third Kind—a remarkable Venn diagram of artistic daring and commercial possibility. —Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

The Cuddliest Chair If the Togo and Womb chairs formed the sides of a Venn diagram, Willo Perron’s Bun Chair would sit in the middle. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026

Often, the Venn diagram of the two is one solid circle. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

after John Venn †1923 English logician, who wrote a survey and formalization of such graphs in 1880

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Venn diagram

• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
• dendrogram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram
• hologram
• instagram
• kilogram

Kids Definition

Venn diagram

noun

ˈven- 

: a diagram that uses overlapping circles to show collections of mathematical elements and what they have in common