vinous

English

Etymology

From Latin vinosus, from vīnum (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvʌɪnəs/

Adjective

vinous (comparative more vinous, superlative most vinous)

1. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
   • 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 254:

     It was a moment of bathos and anticlimax; a poor sequel to my smoke-ringed, vinous reverie on American grandeur the previous night.

2. Tending to drink wine excessively.

Derived terms

• vinous liquor
• vinously

Related terms

• vinosity

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

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Finnish

Etymology

vino +‎ -us

Noun

vinous

1. obliqueness

Declension

Declension of vinous (type kalleus) singular plural nominative vinous vinoudet genitive vinouden vinouksien partitive vinoutta vinouksia accusative vinous vinouden vinoudet inessive vinoudessa vinouksissa elative vinoudesta vinouksista illative vinouteen vinouksiin adessive vinoudella vinouksilla ablative vinoudelta vinouksilta allative vinoudelle vinouksille essive vinoutena vinouksina translative vinoudeksi vinouksiksi instructive – vinouksin abessive vinoudetta vinouksitta comitative – vinouksineen

Anagrams

• vuosin