† venustadj.

Etymology: < Latin venustus, < Venus Venus n.¹ Compare Italian venusto, Portuguese venusto.

Obsolete.

Handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

sheenOE

brightOE

(the) sheenc1275

belc1314

pertc1330

quaintc1330

gaya1350

beau1399

formose14..

clearc1420

beautiful1509

venust1513

venereal1598

rare-beautied?1614

venerial1661

seraphic1765

nymphish1789

hyacinthine1847

bloomful1890

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 87 The variant vestur of the venust vaill.

a1568 in Bannatyne MS (1896) IV. 672 My bird, my bony ane, my tendir bab venust.

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Venuste, faire, beautifull.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Pppp Amber is a..Rosine, flowing from the incisures of a..Venust tree.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 187 As the Infancy of Rome was venust, so was its Manhood notably strenuous.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 270 Nor could [they] have ever thought it [supra so Magnificent a Pile] venust enough, whilst they abounded with Pious Benefactors.

Derivatives

† venustity n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Venustness, Venustity, beautifulness.

† venustness n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1727Venustness [see venustity n.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	venust
释义	† venustadj. Etymology: < Latin venustus, < Venus Venus n.¹ Compare Italian venusto, Portuguese venusto. Obsolete. Handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE sheenOE brightOE (the) sheenc1275 belc1314 pertc1330 quaintc1330 gaya1350 beau1399 formose14.. clearc1420 beautiful1509 venust1513 venereal1598 rare-beautied?1614 venerial1661 seraphic1765 nymphish1789 hyacinthine1847 bloomful1890 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 87 The variant vestur of the venust vaill. a1568 in Bannatyne MS (1896) IV. 672 My bird, my bony ane, my tendir bab venust. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Venuste, faire, beautifull. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Pppp Amber is a..Rosine, flowing from the incisures of a..Venust tree. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 187 As the Infancy of Rome was venust, so was its Manhood notably strenuous. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 270 Nor could [they] have ever thought it [supra so Magnificent a Pile] venust enough, whilst they abounded with Pious Benefactors. Derivatives † venustity n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Venustness, Venustity, beautifulness. † venustness n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1727Venustness [see venustity n.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1513
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