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vinous
- /ˈvaɪnəs/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aɪnəs
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).
adjective more vinous · most vinous
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Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
The man who firſt tranſplanted the grape of Burgundy to the Cape of Good Hope (obſerve he was a Dutchman) never dreamt of drinking the ſame wine at the Cape, that the ſame grape produced upon the French mountains—he was too phlegmatic for that—but undoubtedly he expected to drink ſome ſort of vinous
Similar: winelike
- Involving the use of wine. The bride, in passing down stairs, dressed for her journey, found Tom waiting for her—flushed, either with his feelings, or the vinous part of the breakfast.
- Having the colour of red wine. Near-synonyms: winelike, wine-dark, wine-blue
- Tending to drink wine excessively. Yet fat and vinous old Jack Falstaff, whose portraiture is the happiest hit in all the varied range of English comedy, must be sought for in other scenes.
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Affected by the drinking of wine.
The vinous Greek to whom he had address'd / His question, much too merry to divine / The questioner, fill'd up a glass of wine, […]
Similar: winy
Similar: vinose
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: vinose
Translations
Talk about this word "vinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vinous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vinous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vinous "vinous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vinous.Cite this
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