Synonyms for venal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : veen-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvin l

Top 10 synonyms for venal

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Définition of venal

Origin : 1650s, "offered for sale, capable of being obtained for a price," from French vénal, from Latin venalis "that is for sale," from venum (nominative *venus) "for sale," from PIE root *wes- "to buy, sell" (cf. Sanskrit vasnah "purchase money," vasnam "reward," vasnayati "he bargains, haggles;" Greek onos "price paid, purchase," oneisthai "to buy").

adj bribable, corruptible

Example sentences :

The fate of the children of venal concubines is generally very sad.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

They were so venal, too, that they aided the enemy rather than us by their movements.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

And the venal English press which conceals the fact, what shall be said of it?
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

This man was the Tweed of Mexico, and one of the most venal officials ever trusted by the people.
Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill;— I wished the man a dinner, and sat still.
Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope

The smell of the indecent and venal informer exhaled from the pages.
Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith

"But the pen was not venal, Master Anachronism," said my father.
Extract from : « The Caxtons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If I had been venal, I should have sold myself to its designs.
Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

Riza was also corrupt and venal, and robbed the treasury of untold sums.
Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley

Talleyrand was not venal in the more offensive sense of the word.
Extract from : « Talleyrand » by Joseph McCabe

Antonyms for venal

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