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Vinous vs Venous - What's the difference?

vinous | venous |

As adjectives the difference between vinous and venous

is that vinous is pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine while venous is of or pertaining to veins.

vinous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
  • *2010 , (Christopher Hitchens), Hitch-22 , Atlantic 2011, p. 254:
  • *:It was a moment of bathos and anticlimax; a poor sequel to my smoke-ringed, vinous reverie on American grandeur the previous night.
  • Tending to drink wine excessively.
  • Derived terms

    * vinous liquor * vinously

    See also

    * ----

    venous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to veins.
  • Her venous circulation was poor, leading to varicose veins.
  • Possessing veins.
  • It was a sample of venous tissue.
  • Having numerous veins.
  • The tree has highly serrated and venous leaves.