Synonyms for venal
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : veen-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvin l |
Top 10 synonyms for venal Other synonyms for the word venal
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
- 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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