Venetian

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adjective

Ve·​ne·​tian və-ˈnē-shən 

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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Venice, its people, or their dialect

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the historical European region of Venetia

venetian

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noun

ve·​ne·​tian və-ˈnē-shən 

plural venetians

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Venetian

a(1)

: a native or inhabitant of Venice

(2)

: a person of Venetian descent

b

: the Italian dialect of Venice

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or venetian cloth

a

: a fine worsted fabric used especially for suits, coats, or dresses and made in twill or satin weave with a napped or clear surface and a lustrous finish

b

: a lustrous sateen used especially for linings

3

: venetian blind

Examples of Venetian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Together, the pair created a bespoke Arts and Crafts movement typeface inspired by a 15th-century Venetian printer. —Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025

There are three luxury suites, all of which have mosaic floors, ebony walls, paneled ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025

Think Parisian floral prints with English eccentricity and more linen than a Venetian trousseau. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

If the Beatles at Shea Stadium in ’65 was packed with shrieking teenage fans, the All Starrs at the Venetian incubated quite a different ambience about six decades later. —Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing Venetian

• Venetian red

Rhymes for Venetian

• accretion
• completion
• concretion
• deletion
• depletion
• excretion
• repletion
• secretion
• carburetion
• grecian
• hypersecretion