Venusian

[ vuh-noo-shuhn, -shee-uhn, -see-uhn, -nyoo- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the planet Venus.

noun
  1. a supposed being inhabiting or coming from Venus.

Origin of Venusian

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; Venus + -ian

Words Nearby Venusian

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How to use Venusian in a sentence

  • Anderson surveys love and belonging, Venusian themes, from the passive-male Taurus perspective.

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  • Which was why Ke-teeli, our boss, was descending upon us with all the grace of an enraged Venusian vinosaur.

    The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. Ludwig
  • If we had the sense of a Venusian water nit, we'd blast out of here so quick our tail fumes'd take off with us!

    Star Born | Andre Norton
  • Suddenly the melancholy Venusian scene she was creating depressed him, as if it had been a reflection of his own barren life.

    The Star Lord | Boyd Ellanby
  • Fading light of the Venusian day cast a glint of metallic gray from its scaling of interlocked rings.

    Shock Treatment | Stanley Mullen
  • Martian, Venusian, Asteroid colonist—inwardly they were still all Terran and on that point he would rest.

    Plague Ship | Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for Venusian

Venusian

/ (vɪˈnjuːzɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Venus

noun
  1. (in science fiction) an inhabitant of Venus

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