Venus

noun

Ve·​nus ˈvē-nəs 

1

: the Roman goddess of love and beauty compare aphrodite

2

: the planet second in order from the sun see Planets Table

Examples of Venus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The moon is about 238,000 miles from Earth, Venus about 150 times farther and the Pleiades around 444 light-years away. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Here’s where the Venus de Milo, Poseidon of Melos and Asclepius of Milos were found before making homes in Paris’ Louvre, Athens’ National Archaeological Museum and London’s British Museum, respectively. —David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 June 2025

As of 2014, Kath was reported by The Monthly to be living a quiet life in the seaside town of Venus Bay, Victoria. —Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 17 June 2025

Hard conversations about the direction of relationships are coming our way that might not end well on July 2nd, when Mars squares Venus. —Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 16 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin Vener-, Venus, deified abstraction from an originally neuter common noun venus "sexual desire, qualities exciting desire, charm"; akin to Sanskrit vanate "(s/he) likes, takes pleasure in," -vana- "loving," vāñchati "(s/he) desires, wishes," Old English wȳscan "to wish," wunian "to remain, dwell," Old Norse una "to be satisfied"

Note: Latin venus, as probably also Vedic Sanskrit vanas-, a hapax legomenon of uncertain meaning, is an s-stem derivative from a verbal base going back to Indo-European *wenH- "wish, desire," most likely distinct from *wen- "struggle, gain"; see win entry 1.

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Venus

• Venus flytrap
• Venus hair
• Venus hair fern
• Venus's flower-basket

Rhymes for Venus

• cleanness
• freeness
• genus
• minas
• penis
• venous
• arteriovenous
• dominus
• fraxinus
• lupinus
• ricinus
• silenus

Kids Definition

Venus

noun

Ve·​nus ˈvē-nəs 

: the planet second in order from the sun see planet