Venom Definition

vĕnəm
noun
The poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc., introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting.
Webster's New World
Poison of any kind.
Webster's New World
Malignancy; spite; malice.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb

To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

Venomed vengeance. "” Shakespeare.
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Other Word Forms of Venom

Noun

Singular:
venom
Plural:
venoms

Origin of Venom

  • From Anglo-Norman, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin *venimem, from Latin venenum, from Proto-Indo-European *wenes-no- (“lust, desire"), see also Sanskrit वनति (“gain, wish, erotic lust") and Latin Venus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English venim from Old French from Vulgar Latin venīmen from Latin venēnum poison wen-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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