Definition of VINOUS

vinous

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or characteristic of wine; having the qualities of wine.
  • of or relating to wine

Adj

  • Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
  • Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
  • Involving the use of wine.
  • Pertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
  • Having the colour of red wine.
  • Tending to drink wine excessively.
  • Affected by the drinking of wine.

Examples

  • His word choice had a vinous quality, sophisticated and slightly intoxicating.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).

Scrabble Score: 9

vinous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vinous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vinous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vinous: valid Words With Friends Word