vi·nous

(vī′nəs)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or made with wine.

2. Affected or caused by the consumption of wine.

3. Having the color of wine.

[Latin vīnōsus, from vīnum, wine.]

vi′nous·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

vinous

(ˈvaɪnəs)

adj

1. (Brewing) of, relating to, or characteristic of wine

2. (Brewing) indulging in or indicative of indulgence in wine: a vinous complexion.

[C17: from Latin vīnōsus, from vīnum wine]

ˈvinously adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

vi•nous

(ˈvaɪ nəs)

adj.

1. of, resembling, or containing wine.

2. produced by, indicative of, or given to indulgence in wine.

3. wine-red; wine-colored.

[1655–65; < Latin vīnōsus=vīn(um) wine + -ōsus -ous]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

vinous - of or relating to wine

vinaceous

Translations

vineux

vinous

[ˈvaɪnəs] ADJ → vinoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

The bride, in passing down-stairs, dressed for her journey, found Tom waiting for her - flushed, either with his feelings, or the vinous part of the breakfast.

View in context

Thus, Saint Antoine in this vinous feature of his, until midday.

View in context

But these kinds of inspiration Lydgate regarded as rather vulgar and vinous compared with the imagination that reveals subtle actions inaccessible by any sort of lens, but tracked in that outer darkness through long pathways of necessary sequence by the inward light which is the last refinement of Energy, capable of bathing even the ethereal atoms in its ideally illuminated space.

View in context

"Come, come," said James, putting his hand to his nose and winking at his cousin with a pair of vinous eyes, "no jokes, old boy; no trying it on on me.

View in context

I have listed some good wines from all parts of the vinous globe.

STRAIGHT OFF THE VINE

With the vineyards truly coming into their own, an already well-defined style and the introduction, after many trials, of the most innovative winemaking techniques in the wine world, we're striving for vinous perfection in every wine we produce,' says winemaker Stuart Botha.

25 years of producing timeless wines

It's a vinous one-upmanship, as members boast about the wines in their cellars (that La Tache 2000, for example) or the wines they buy through exclusive subscriber lists.

Is this the best wine in the world?

It is, in fact, New Zealand's most award-laden winery but there is so much more than Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in its vinous box of tricks.

WINE with Andy Cronshaw

Winemakers Down Under romped home with eight gold medals at the International Wine Challenge (IWC), while France, typically the standard bearer of vinous excellence, brought in six.

New trends will get you gin the spirit of things

OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT The wine list is just getting started, so don't come here to make vinous discoveries just yet.

Vyoone's reincarnates its French fare in new location

Part of the appeal is that pink fizz is predominantly made from red grapes such as pinot noir, and it doesn't really taste like traditional rose - in fact, its personality can be much more vinous (winey) than the colour suggests.

on the grapevine; SAM WYLIE-HARRIS PICKS 5 SPARKLING ROSE WINES TO TOAST YOUR LOVE