venustus

See also: Venustus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wenostos (“beautiful”), equivalent to *venus +‎ -tus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈnus.tus/, [u̯ɛˈnʊs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈnus.tus/, [veˈnust̪us]

Adjective

venustus (feminine venusta, neuter venustum, comparative venustior, superlative venustissimus); 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

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

• venustē
• venustō
• venustulus

 

Related terms

• Venus
• venustās

 

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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray