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
Etymology
Origin of vinous
1655–65; < Latin vīnōsus, equivalent to vīn ( um ) wine + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Quantum is opulent, jammy and velvety — the vinous equivalent of that joy you feel when picking berries and stuffing more in your mouth than in your basket.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 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
When I opened my eyes, the vinous weeds of midsummer Iowa shrouding the tracks resembled the tropics.
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2016
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
The men's flushed faces and vinous eyes, still more the dark face of the smiling gipsy who had raised the tempest for his own ends, filled her with fear.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
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