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venenous

ven·e·nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ven-uh-nohs]
    • /ˈvɛn əˌnoʊs/
    • /vˈenənəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ven-uh-nohs]
    • /ˈvɛn əˌnoʊs/

Definition of venenous word

  • adjective venenous venomous; poisonous. 1

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Origin of venenous

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Late Latin venēnōsus, equivalent to Latin venēn(um) drug, venom + -ōsus -ose1

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Parts of speech for Venenous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

venenous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

venenous usage trend in Literature

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