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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENE'REAL, a. [L. venereus, from Venus. See Venus.]
1. Pertaining to the pleasures of sexual commerce. A venereal person is one addicted to sexual pleasures or venery.
2. Proceeding from sexual intercourse; as the venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.
3. Adapted to the cure of the lues venerea; as venereal medicines.
4. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac; provocative.
5. Consisting of copper, called by chimists formerly Venus. Obs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes"; "venereal disease" [syn: genital, venereal]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English venerealle, from Latin venereus, from vener-, venus love, sexual desire Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence 2. a. resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse <venereal infections> b. of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease <a high venereal rate> c. involving the genital organs <venereal sarcoma> • venereally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or relating to sexual desire or intercourse. 2 relating to venereal disease. Phrases and idioms: venereal disease any of various diseases contracted chiefly by sexual intercourse with a person already infected. Derivatives: venereally adv. Etymology: ME f. L venereus f. venus veneris sexual love

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venereal Ve*ne"re*al, n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venereal Ve*ne"re*al, a. [L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus, Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See Venerate.] 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.

Moby Thesaurus

amorous, aphrodisiac, aphroditous, arousing, carnal, erogenic, erogenous, erotic, eroticizing, erotogenic, fleshly, gamic, genital, heterosexual, libidinal, nuptial, oversexed, potent, procreative, sensual, sex, sexed, sexlike, sexual, sexy, social, stimulating, straight, syphilitic, undersexed, voluptuous