# venereal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #52,085

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
2. Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.
3. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
4. Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

## Etymology
From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/venereal