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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•om /ˈvɛnəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, give off and inject into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- something suggesting poison in its effect, as hatred, malice, or jealousy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•om (ven′əm),USA pronunciation n. - the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- something resembling or suggesting poison in its effect;
spite;
malice:the venom of jealousy. - [Archaic.]poison in general.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to make venomous;
envenom.
- *wenes-nom, equivalent. to *wenes- desire (see venerate, Venus) + *-nom noun, nominal suffix
- Vulgar Latin *venīmen, for Latin venēnum magical herb or potion, poison
- Anglo-French; Old French venim, venin
- variant of Middle English venim 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See poison.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malignity, acrimony, bitterness, acerbity, gall, spleen, hate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: venom /ˈvɛnəm/ n - a poisonous fluid secreted by such animals as certain snakes and scorpions and usually transmitted by a bite or sting
- malice; spite
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French venim, from Latin venēnum poison, love potion; related to venus sexual loveˈvenomous adj ˈvenomously adv ˈvenomousness n |