venustus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From venus (loveliness, charm) +‎ -tus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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venustus (feminine venusta, neuter venustum, comparative venustior, superlative venustissimus, adverb venustē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. charming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant
    Synonym: dulcis
    Antonym: invenustus
  2. (of style) artistic, elegant
  3. (figuratively) affable, elegant, charming

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative venustus venusta venustum venustī venustae venusta
Genitive venustī venustae venustī venustōrum venustārum venustōrum
Dative venustō venustō venustīs
Accusative venustum venustam venustum venustōs venustās venusta
Ablative venustō venustā venustō venustīs
Vocative venuste venusta venustum venustī venustae venusta

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: venust
  • French: vénuste
  • Italian: venusto
  • Portuguese: venusto
  • Spanish: venusto

References

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  • venustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • venustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • venustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • venustus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray