vinous
vin·ous/ˈvaɪnəs/adjective
vinous is spelled V-I-N-O-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (vin·ous). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vinous means “Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vinous?
| Letters | 6: V-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: vin·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vinous?
Vinous appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vinous?
- US /ˈvaɪnəs/
Vinous has 2 syllables, split vin·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-vinous.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vinous?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vinous from its last stressed vowel (/aɪnəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of vinous
- more vinous comparative
- most vinous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vinous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
- 2
Involving the use of wine.
- 3
Having the colour of red wine.
Near-synonyms: winelike, wine-dark, wine-blue
- 4
Tending to drink wine excessively.
- 5
Affected by the drinking of wine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vinous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vinous come from?
From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).