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

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus — and Maren Morris agrees! —Daniela Avila, People.com, 14 May 2025

In the meantime, Venus is looking at more near-term opportunities and revenue sources. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025

For years, scientists assumed that Venus' crust would gradually build up without this process , growing thicker as new rock stacked on top. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 May 2025

Tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams and half-sister Isha Price are set to executive produce a film adaptation of The Match, a book about a unlikely athletic pairing of a Jewish woman and a Black woman at the 1956 Wimbledon tennis tournament. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 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