ve|ne|re|an

ve|ne|re|an
ve|ne|re|an «vuh NIHR ee uhn», adjective.
1. inclined to the service of Venus or to sexual desire: »

For certain I am venerean in feeling (Chaucer).

2. amorous; wanton: »

There's nothing wrong with Sir Thomas Urquhart's “venerean ecstasy” (Anthony Burgess).

3. of the planet Venus; Venusian.
[< Latin venereus (see etym. under venereal (Cf.venereal)) + English -an]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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