venom
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venom
- /ˈvɛnəm/
Rhymes with -ɛnəm
Where it comes from
From Middle English venym, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venīmen, from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum (“drug; poison; a charm”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Doublet of venin and venene.
noun venoms
- An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey. […] There may be in the cup / A spider steep’d, and one may drink, depart, / And yet partake no venom, for his knowledge / Is not infected...
- Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol. The venom of such looks, we fairly hope, / Have lost their quality, and that this day / Shall change all griefs and quarrels into love.
verb venoms · venoming · venomed
- To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. 1566, Thomas Blundeville (translator and editor), The Fower Chiefyst Offices Belongyng to Horsemanshippe, London, Chapter 36, […] washe all the filth away with warme water, and annoynte the place with Hony and Fytch flower myngled together. But beware you touche none of the kirnelles with your bare
adjective
- Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious. Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? / Or hateful cuckoos hatch in sparrows’ nests? / Or toads infect fair founts with venom mud?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, poison, bile, viper, hornet, cobra, cream, toxicity, gall, toxin, virulence, rancor, hatred
Translations
Every language
noun an animal toxin intended for offensive use
| Español | veneno, tósigo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독 dok, 독액 dogaek |
| 日本語 | 毒 doku, 毒液 dokueki |
| 中文 | 毒液 dúyè, 毒 dú |
| हिन्दी | ज़हर zahar, विष viṣ |
| Português | peçonha, veneno |
| Français | venin |
| Deutsch | Gift |
| Italiano | veleno |
| Ελληνικά | δηλητήριο dilitírio |
| Română | venin |
| Русский | яд jad |
| Tiếng Việt | nọc độc, nọc |
| العربية | سُمّ summ |
| עברית | אֶרֶס éres |
Talk about this word "venom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/venom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. venom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/venom "venom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/venom.Cite this
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title = {venom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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