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Venusian

Venusian

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A fictional being said to come from the planet Venus
  • noun
  • /vɪˈnuːʒən/
: venusiano
  • In the sci-fi movie, the hero encounters a group of Venusians who communicate through light patterns.

But going from there to Venusians is still a huge jump.

Examples

  • But going from there to Venusians is still a huge jump.

    Lex Fridman

  • Dr. Truby is a specialist in inter-species communication, working on a grant from the government so that when all our kids are born Venusians, we will understand them when they start to talk.

    Blog text (14)

  • Can we pull it off before the atmosphere goes Venusian?

    Blog text (28)

  • - These Venusians are very strange people.

    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

  • If men are from Mars and women are from Venus and you speak Venusian, the world can be yours.

    What Women Want (2000)

  • Now Venusians are meeting with people in all walks of life... ...in an advisory capacity.

    Easy Rider (1969)

  • Now, the result of this has been that the Venusians... ...have contacted people at all walks of life... ...all walks of life....

    Easy Rider (1969)

  • And I entertain Venusians before sunrise every Tuesday.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Felix's statement emphasized that it was himself that the Venusians had contacted.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The convention was filled with fans dressed as Venusians, showcasing their creative interpretations of life on another planet.

Surface Forms

Venusian singular
Venusians plural

Morphology

Venusian = Venus (transparent) = Venus + ian

Formed by the demonymic/adjectival suffix '-ian' to mean an inhabitant or native of Venus; parallels like 'Martian' make the pattern clear.

Etymology

Venusian as a noun comes from Venus with the ending -ian, and it works like Martian for Mars. A helpful way to remember it is that a Venusian is a (real or imagined) person or creature 'from' the planet Venus, as often seen in stories and science fiction.