1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual
intercourse.
Into the snare I fell Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. Milton.
2. (Med.) (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.
3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.] Boyle.
VENEREAL
Ve*ne"re*al, n. (Med.)
Defn: The venereal disease; syphilis.
VENEREAN
Ve*ne"re*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vénérien.]
Defn: Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal. [Obs.] "I am all venerean in feeling." Chaucer.
VENEREOUS
Ve*ne"re*ous, a. Etym: [L. venereus.]
1. Venereal; exciting lust; aphrodisiac. [Obs.]