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Venus.

The second planet in the Solar system.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈviːnəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvinəs/General-American[ˈvinɪ̈s]General-American[ˈvɛ.nɐs]
  1. The second planet in the Solar system.

  2. The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality, or a depiction thereof.

    Roman
  3. A female given name.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Venusbor. Middle English Venus English Venus Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.

noun/ˈviːnəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvinəs/General-American[ˈvinɪ̈s]General-American[ˈvɛ.nɐs]
  1. Sexual activity or intercourse; sex; lust, love.

    poetic · uncountable
  2. Any depiction of an idealized or erotic figure of a nude woman, especially one in a mythological setting.

    countable
  3. Any Upper Palaeolithic statuette portraying a woman, usually carved in the round.

    broadly · countable
  4. Copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element).

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Venusbor. Middle English Venus English Venus Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.

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