ventose

[ ven-tohs ]

adjectiveArchaic.
  1. given to empty talk; windy; flatulent.

Origin of ventose

1
1715–25; <Latin ventōsus windy, equivalent to vent(us) wind1 + -ōsus-ose1

Other words from ventose

  • ven·tos·i·ty [ven-tos-i-tee], /vɛnˈtɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Other definitions for Ventôse (2 of 2)

Ventôse
[ vahn-tohz ]

noun
  1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the sixth month of the year, extending from February 19 to March 20.

Origin of Ventôse

2
<French <Latin ventōsus;see ventose

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British Dictionary definitions for Ventôse

Ventôse

/ French (vɑ̃toz) /


noun
  1. the windy month: the sixth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Feb 20 to Mar 21

Origin of Ventôse

1
C18: from Latin ventōsus full of wind, from ventus wind

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