Venetian

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adjective

Ve·​ne·​tian və-ˈnē-shən 

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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Venice, its people, or their dialect

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the historical European region of Venetia

venetian

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noun

ve·​ne·​tian və-ˈnē-shən 

plural venetians

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Venetian

a(1)

: a native or inhabitant of Venice

(2)

: a person of Venetian descent

b

: the Italian dialect of Venice

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or venetian cloth

a

: a fine worsted fabric used especially for suits, coats, or dresses and made in twill or satin weave with a napped or clear surface and a lustrous finish

b

: a lustrous sateen used especially for linings

3

: venetian blind

Examples of Venetian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

One of his photos, in which Golden peers through Venetian blinds, was used on the back cover. —Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025

The people who quarried the coral rock to build many buildings in Coral Gables and the Venetian Pool more than a century ago were expert stonemasons from the Bahamas. —Jimena Romero, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025

Hinged on Venetian workwear, the brand launched almost three decades ago with a collection of aprons. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 May 2025

Original marble mantelpieces are buffed to a high shine, and two Venetian glass chandeliers predate Nickey Kehoe. —Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing Venetian

• Venetian red

Rhymes for Venetian

• accretion
• completion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion