Venusian

American  

[vuh-noo-shuhn, -shee-uhn, -see-uhn, -nyoo-] / vəˈnu ʃən, -ʃi ən, -si ən, -ˈnyu- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the planet Venus.

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noun

1. a supposed being inhabiting or coming from Venus.

Venusian British  

/ vɪˈnjuːzɪən /

adjective

1. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Venus

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noun

1. (in science fiction) an inhabitant of Venus

Etymology

Origin of Venusian

First recorded in 1895–1900; Venus + -ian

Example Sentences

So what to do about your underwhelming past lovers, your Pisces Venusian yearning, your throbbing heart, your efforts to prepare yourself to love from the most whole place you possibly can?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Even the tiny dot revealed important details like how the weather and temperature changed in the Venusian atmosphere over the years.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 8, 2025

In 2020, the astronomy world was roused at the prospect of phosphine, a gas associated with anaerobic bacteria, after it was seemingly detected in the Venusian atmosphere.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Cambridge synthesised iron-bearing sulfate minerals that are stable under the harsh chemical conditions in the Venusian clouds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024

Think what Bill Gates, say, would pay for some tendriled, purply lobed piece of Venusian exotica to put in a pot in his greenhouse.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson