Venomous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛnəməs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛnəməs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛnəməs/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɛnəməs/.

Examples

venomous snakes
a virulent insect bite
poisonous hate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vicious virulent deadly poisonous

Parts of Speech

adjective	extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom “venomous snakes”
adjective	marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful “poisonous hate”

Word Forms

deadliness	noun	the quality of being deadly
venom	noun	toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
virulence	noun	extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
poison	noun	anything that harms or destroys
viciousness	noun	the trait of extreme cruelty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

giftig

extrem giftig oder schädlich; Gift produzieren

🇫🇷French

venimeux

extrêmement toxique ou nuisible; produire du venin

🇪🇸Spanish

venenoso

extremadamente venenoso o dañino; produciendo veneno

🇮🇹Italian

velenoso

estremamente velenoso o dannoso; producendo veleno

🇳🇱Dutch

giftig

uiterst giftig of schadelijk; gif produceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

venenoso

extremamente venenoso ou prejudicial; produzindo veneno

🇷🇺Russian

ядовитый

чрезвычайно ядовит или вреден; производство яда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषैला

अत्यंत जहरीला या हानिकारक; जहर पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষাক্ত

অত্যন্ত বিষাক্ত বা ক্ষতিকর; বিষ উৎপাদন

🇮🇳Tamil

விஷமுள்ள

மிகவும் நச்சு அல்லது தீங்கு விளைவிக்கும்; விஷத்தை உருவாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విషపూరితమైన

చాలా విషపూరితమైన లేదా హానికరమైన; విషాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विषारी

अत्यंत विषारी किंवा हानीकारक; विष निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેરી

અત્યંત ઝેરી અથવા નુકસાનકારક; ઝેર ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಪೂರಿತ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವಿಷಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿಕಾರಕ; ವಿಷವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷമുള്ള

അങ്ങേയറ്റം വിഷമുള്ളതോ ദോഷകരമോ; വിഷം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੇ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ; ਜ਼ਹਿਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہریلا

انتہائی زہریلا یا نقصان دہ؛ زہر پیدا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有毒

剧毒或伤害性极强；产生毒液

🇯🇵Japanese

有毒な

極度の有毒または有害。毒を生成する

🇰🇷Korean

역겨운

극도로 유독하거나 해롭다. 독을 생산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độc hại

cực kỳ độc hại hoặc gây tổn thương; sản xuất nọc độc

🇹🇭Thai

มีพิษ

เป็นพิษร้ายแรงหรือเป็นอันตราย ทำให้เกิดพิษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbisa

sangat beracun atau berbahaya; menghasilkan racun

🇵🇭Filipino

makamandag

lubhang nakakalason o nakapipinsala; gumagawa ng lason

🇲🇾Malay

berbisa

sangat beracun atau mencederakan; menghasilkan racun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سام

سامة للغاية أو ضارة. إنتاج السم

🇮🇷Persian

سمی

بسیار سمی یا مضر؛ تولید سم

🇹🇷Turkish

zehirli

son derece zehirli veya zararlı; zehir üretmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַרסִי

רעיל או מזיק ביותר; מייצר ארס

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What is the primary definition of the word 'venomous'?

The primary meaning of 'venomous' is 'extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom'.

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Using 'venomous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'venomous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'venomous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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