venenosity

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noun

Quality of being venomous or poisonous.

OriginMiddle English venenosite ← Middle French venenosite ← Medieval Latin venēnōsitas →
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Meanings

nounvenenosity (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableQuality of being venomous or poisonous.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinvenēnōsitas
  2. Middle Frenchvenenosite
  3. Middle Englishvenenosite
  4. Englishvenenosity

From Middle English venenosite, venenositee, venenoste, venenouste, from Middle French venenosite or Medieval Latin venēnōsitas. By surface analysis, venene + -osity. Piecewise doublet of venomosity.

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APA

venenosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venenosity

MLA

“venenosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venenosity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venenosity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venenosity.

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