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venus

/ˈviːnəs/noun2 syllables

Venus means: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite.

Synonyms for venus2

noun, as in goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

Urania

noun, as in type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

genus Venus

What does venus mean?3

noun

1

goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

2

type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

3

the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early ‘morning star’ or an ‘evening star’“before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with venus?2

two syllables

genus

four syllables

intravenous
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Venus in a sentence

  • Venus has very thick, rapidly spinning clouds which cover its surface.Hybrid
  • Venus has thick clouds that trap heat, making it the hottest planet.Igider
  • Venus is not a star, but rather a planet.Ioan_Cristian
  • Venus is a symbol of femininity and elegance.helloroto
  • Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.Cabo
  • Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.Amastan
  • Venus does not have any naturally occurring satellites.Hybrid
  • Venus is the second planet from the sun.Amastan

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Forms of venus

as a noun

plural
venuses