venustus

See also: Venustus

Latin

Etymology

From venus (“loveliness, charm”) +‎ -tus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [wɛˈnʊs.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [veˈnus.t̪us]

Adjective

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

charming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant
Synonym: dulcis

Antonym: invenustus
(of style) artistic, elegant
(figuratively) affable, elegant, charming

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	venustus	venusta	venustum	venustī	venustae	venusta
genitive	venustī	venustae	venustī	venustōrum	venustārum	venustōrum
dative	venustō	venustae	venustō	venustīs
accusative	venustum	venustam	venustum	venustōs	venustās	venusta
ablative	venustō	venustā	venustō	venustīs
vocative	venuste	venusta	venustum	venustī	venustae	venusta

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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

References

“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