ventose
[ ven-tohs ]
adjectiveArchaic.
given to empty talk; windy; flatulent.
Origin of ventose
1Other words from ventose
- ven·tos·i·ty [ven-tos-i-tee], /vɛnˈtɒs ɪ ti/, noun
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Ventôse
[ vahn-tohz ]
noun
(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
the windy month: the sixth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Feb 20 to Mar 21
Origin of Ventôse
1C18: from Latin ventōsus full of wind, from ventus wind
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