vinous
Americanadjective
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of, resembling, or containing wine.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of wine.
a vinous fragrance.
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produced by, indicative of, or given to indulgence in wine.
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wine red; wine-colored.
a vinous hue.
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of wine
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indulging in or indicative of indulgence in wine
a vinous complexion
Other Word Forms
- nonvinous adjective
- unvinous adjective
Etymology
Origin of vinous
1655–65; < Latin vīnōsus, equivalent to vīn ( um ) wine + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Year’s end means it’s time for our annual vinous navel-gazing about developments of the past year and crystal-ball prognostications about trends for the next.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
It’s been a long time coming, but fruit-curious Southern Californians now have a chance to taste for themselves a pear with a rich, spicy, vinous flavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2017
Although its vinous star has dimmed a bit since then with the incursion of mass-market versions, mostly in large liter bottles, Grüner Veltliner is still a stalwart presence on many good wine lists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2016
When it comes to red wine, I would bet that a high percentage of us are actually holding the same vinous hair balls in our mouths: red Burgundy.
From Forbes • Jul. 22, 2014
N. Scotia to Fla., west to Minn., E. Neb., and La.—Fruit slightly bitter, but with a pleasant vinous flavor.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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