Definition of venal in English:

venal

adjective ˈviːn(ə)lˈvinl

Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
local customs officers are notoriously venal
their generosity had been at least partly venal
Example sentencesExamples
- The emotional depth of the cast, whether it's Graham or one of his venal bosses, lends a dramatic weight to the story.
- Virtually all of the clergy are portrayed as venal and conspiratorial.
- It is bad enough that so many players have acquired a cynical and venal attitude but should spectators do likewise the game at top level is finished.
- But politicians are expected to be venal and self-serving if given the chance.
- The political institution and party to which he has devoted a political career spanning half a century are utterly venal.
- On my scale of morality, the selling of charlie to City high-flyers and celebrities is at worst venal, and possibly not immoral at all.
- How can the parties expect voter loyalty if they consistently assume voters are just venal and self interested?
- Those visionaries passed and were replaced by venal men who don't care for independence or sovereignty and who want to sell the country to the US.
- Ambition for power and other venal motivations are built into the structure of democracy.
- The National candidate is portrayed as a venal, cynical and arrogant.
- That said, of course there are many self serving, venal politicians.
- He regarded publishers, agents and reviewers as stupid and venal.
- From this perspective, could any commercial interest be otherwise than venal?
- In hindsight, we know that much of the prosperity was a bubble fueled by venal corporate criminals.
- As boring meeting after boring meeting takes place, we are supposed to care about these venal, self-absorbed egomaniacs.
- She is many things - venal, arrogant, authoritarian, ruthless - but she is no dummy.
- They may well be venal, amoral egomaniacs, but the one thing you can pretty much guarantee is that they will be sharp-tongued.
- What damages teenagers is an adult world which caricatures them as vain, promiscuous, stupid and venal.
- Leaders have offered the people little but venal, corrupt governance for decades.
- Starring Eric Idle as a director, it portrays everyone in Hollywood as either effete New Agers or venal bullies.
Synonyms
corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting
dishonest, fraudulent, dishonourable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled
mercenary, avaricious, grasping, rapacious
informal bent, crooked, warped, shady
rare simoniacal, simoniac

Usage

On the difference between venal and venial, see venial

Derivatives

venality

noun viːˈnalɪtiviˈnælədi

Accusations of venality, incompetence and corruption dogged him throughout his career, and history has rarely been kind to him.
Example sentencesExamples
- They blame their current troubles mostly on the corruption, venality and incompetence of local officials.
- Back then, the venality of the criminals was often matched by the corruption of the police.
- One after another, scandal stories have tumbled onto front pages during the past month - tales of sordid excess, gross stupidity, evil venality and troubling secrecy in high places.
- It's not like we've a shortage of venality, corruption and lust (not to mention hypocrisy) in this country.

venally

adverb

The argument seemed so compellingly moral and just, the counter-argument so venally self-interested.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the spirit of reflective self-improvement (and more, venally, self-promotion), I thought it would be worth giving myself a report card
- So I thought some of them were acting venally.
- Lately, I've been thinking a lot about history of this industry and how stupidly and/or venally it has been managed.
- Children are quite capable, I think, of appreciating when playing along is to their advantage and, less venally, when playing along is something they think will please their parents.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'available for purchase', referring to merchandise or a favour): from Latin venalis, from venum 'thing for sale'.

This adjective meaning ‘motivated by susceptibility to bribery’ was initially used in the sense ‘available for purchase’, referring to merchandise or a favour. Latin venalis is the source, from venum ‘thing for sale’.

Rhymes

adrenal, officinal, penal, renal

Definition of venal in US English:

venal

adjectiveˈvinlˈvēnl

Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.
their generosity had been at least partly venal
why should these venal politicians care how they are rated?
Example sentencesExamples
- They may well be venal, amoral egomaniacs, but the one thing you can pretty much guarantee is that they will be sharp-tongued.
- How can the parties expect voter loyalty if they consistently assume voters are just venal and self interested?
- Ambition for power and other venal motivations are built into the structure of democracy.
- The political institution and party to which he has devoted a political career spanning half a century are utterly venal.
- He regarded publishers, agents and reviewers as stupid and venal.
- Starring Eric Idle as a director, it portrays everyone in Hollywood as either effete New Agers or venal bullies.
- From this perspective, could any commercial interest be otherwise than venal?
- But politicians are expected to be venal and self-serving if given the chance.
- The emotional depth of the cast, whether it's Graham or one of his venal bosses, lends a dramatic weight to the story.
- Leaders have offered the people little but venal, corrupt governance for decades.
- On my scale of morality, the selling of charlie to City high-flyers and celebrities is at worst venal, and possibly not immoral at all.
- The National candidate is portrayed as a venal, cynical and arrogant.
- What damages teenagers is an adult world which caricatures them as vain, promiscuous, stupid and venal.
- It is bad enough that so many players have acquired a cynical and venal attitude but should spectators do likewise the game at top level is finished.
- As boring meeting after boring meeting takes place, we are supposed to care about these venal, self-absorbed egomaniacs.
- Virtually all of the clergy are portrayed as venal and conspiratorial.
- Those visionaries passed and were replaced by venal men who don't care for independence or sovereignty and who want to sell the country to the US.
- She is many things - venal, arrogant, authoritarian, ruthless - but she is no dummy.
- That said, of course there are many self serving, venal politicians.
- In hindsight, we know that much of the prosperity was a bubble fueled by venal corporate criminals.
Synonyms
corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting

Usage

Venal and venial are sometimes confused. Venal means 'corrupt, able to be bribed, or involving bribery': local customs officials are notoriously venal, and smuggling thrives. Venial is used to describe a sin or offense that is 'pardonable, excusable, not mortal': in our high school, smoking cigarettes was a venial sin

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘available for purchase’, referring to merchandise or a favor): from Latin venalis, from venum ‘thing for sale’.

单词	venal
释义	Definition of venal in English: venal adjective ˈviːn(ə)lˈvinl Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt. local customs officers are notoriously venal their generosity had been at least partly venal Example sentencesExamples The emotional depth of the cast, whether it's Graham or one of his venal bosses, lends a dramatic weight to the story. Virtually all of the clergy are portrayed as venal and conspiratorial. It is bad enough that so many players have acquired a cynical and venal attitude but should spectators do likewise the game at top level is finished. But politicians are expected to be venal and self-serving if given the chance. The political institution and party to which he has devoted a political career spanning half a century are utterly venal. On my scale of morality, the selling of charlie to City high-flyers and celebrities is at worst venal, and possibly not immoral at all. How can the parties expect voter loyalty if they consistently assume voters are just venal and self interested? Those visionaries passed and were replaced by venal men who don't care for independence or sovereignty and who want to sell the country to the US. Ambition for power and other venal motivations are built into the structure of democracy. The National candidate is portrayed as a venal, cynical and arrogant. That said, of course there are many self serving, venal politicians. He regarded publishers, agents and reviewers as stupid and venal. From this perspective, could any commercial interest be otherwise than venal? In hindsight, we know that much of the prosperity was a bubble fueled by venal corporate criminals. As boring meeting after boring meeting takes place, we are supposed to care about these venal, self-absorbed egomaniacs. She is many things - venal, arrogant, authoritarian, ruthless - but she is no dummy. They may well be venal, amoral egomaniacs, but the one thing you can pretty much guarantee is that they will be sharp-tongued. What damages teenagers is an adult world which caricatures them as vain, promiscuous, stupid and venal. Leaders have offered the people little but venal, corrupt governance for decades. Starring Eric Idle as a director, it portrays everyone in Hollywood as either effete New Agers or venal bullies. Synonyms corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting dishonest, fraudulent, dishonourable, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, unprincipled mercenary, avaricious, grasping, rapacious informal bent, crooked, warped, shady rare simoniacal, simoniac Usage On the difference between venal and venial, see venial Derivatives venality noun viːˈnalɪtiviˈnælədi Accusations of venality, incompetence and corruption dogged him throughout his career, and history has rarely been kind to him. Example sentencesExamples They blame their current troubles mostly on the corruption, venality and incompetence of local officials. Back then, the venality of the criminals was often matched by the corruption of the police. One after another, scandal stories have tumbled onto front pages during the past month - tales of sordid excess, gross stupidity, evil venality and troubling secrecy in high places. It's not like we've a shortage of venality, corruption and lust (not to mention hypocrisy) in this country. venally adverb The argument seemed so compellingly moral and just, the counter-argument so venally self-interested. Example sentencesExamples In the spirit of reflective self-improvement (and more, venally, self-promotion), I thought it would be worth giving myself a report card So I thought some of them were acting venally. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about history of this industry and how stupidly and/or venally it has been managed. Children are quite capable, I think, of appreciating when playing along is to their advantage and, less venally, when playing along is something they think will please their parents. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'available for purchase', referring to merchandise or a favour): from Latin venalis, from venum 'thing for sale'. This adjective meaning ‘motivated by susceptibility to bribery’ was initially used in the sense ‘available for purchase’, referring to merchandise or a favour. Latin venalis is the source, from venum ‘thing for sale’. Rhymes adrenal, officinal, penal, renal Definition of venal in US English: venal adjectiveˈvinlˈvēnl Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. their generosity had been at least partly venal why should these venal politicians care how they are rated? Example sentencesExamples They may well be venal, amoral egomaniacs, but the one thing you can pretty much guarantee is that they will be sharp-tongued. How can the parties expect voter loyalty if they consistently assume voters are just venal and self interested? Ambition for power and other venal motivations are built into the structure of democracy. The political institution and party to which he has devoted a political career spanning half a century are utterly venal. He regarded publishers, agents and reviewers as stupid and venal. Starring Eric Idle as a director, it portrays everyone in Hollywood as either effete New Agers or venal bullies. From this perspective, could any commercial interest be otherwise than venal? But politicians are expected to be venal and self-serving if given the chance. The emotional depth of the cast, whether it's Graham or one of his venal bosses, lends a dramatic weight to the story. Leaders have offered the people little but venal, corrupt governance for decades. On my scale of morality, the selling of charlie to City high-flyers and celebrities is at worst venal, and possibly not immoral at all. The National candidate is portrayed as a venal, cynical and arrogant. What damages teenagers is an adult world which caricatures them as vain, promiscuous, stupid and venal. It is bad enough that so many players have acquired a cynical and venal attitude but should spectators do likewise the game at top level is finished. As boring meeting after boring meeting takes place, we are supposed to care about these venal, self-absorbed egomaniacs. Virtually all of the clergy are portrayed as venal and conspiratorial. Those visionaries passed and were replaced by venal men who don't care for independence or sovereignty and who want to sell the country to the US. She is many things - venal, arrogant, authoritarian, ruthless - but she is no dummy. That said, of course there are many self serving, venal politicians. In hindsight, we know that much of the prosperity was a bubble fueled by venal corporate criminals. Synonyms corrupt, corruptible, bribable, open to bribery, purchasable, buyable, grafting Usage Venal and venial are sometimes confused. Venal means 'corrupt, able to be bribed, or involving bribery': local customs officials are notoriously venal, and smuggling thrives. Venial is used to describe a sin or offense that is 'pardonable, excusable, not mortal': in our high school, smoking cigarettes was a venial sin Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘available for purchase’, referring to merchandise or a favor): from Latin venalis, from venum ‘thing for sale’.
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