Of, relating to, or characterized by love (now esp. sexual love or desire); involving or characteristic of love or desire.

Of, relating to, or characterized by love, (in later use) esp. sexual love or desire. Formerly also: †capable of exciting love or sexual desire (obs…

Connected or associated with, relating or pertaining to, Venus or her service.

Of, relating to, or characterized by love, (in later use) esp. sexual love or desire. Formerly also: †capable of exciting love or sexual desire (obs…

= venereous, adj. 3. Obsolete.

Exciting or stimulating sexual desire.

= venereous, adj. 3.

of the nature of, or pertaining to, sexual love.

Characterized by or involving levity, frivolity, or the celebration of love and drinking; convivial; amorous.

Of or pertaining to the passion of love; concerned with or treating of love; amatory.

(Usually gaˈllant.) Of or pertaining to (sexual) love, amorous, amatory. Now somewhat rare.

Of or with reference to love: physical or carnal, rather than spiritual; unambiguously sexual or romantic. Now usually with lower-case initial. Cf…

Of, relating to, or characterized by love, (in later use) esp. sexual love or desire; = amatory, adj.

Of love: common, popular, human.

Of or relating to physical or sensual love (as opposed to spiritual or divine love).

Of or relating to generation or reproduction; (also) sexual, erotic.

Belonging to Venus, devoted to sensual love.