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TOEFL BNC: 14451 COCA: 10124

venerable

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venerable /ˈvɛnɚrəbəl/ adjective
venerable
/ˈvɛnɚrəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of VENERABLE
[more venerable; most venerable] formal
: old and respected : valued and respected because of old age, long use, etc.(因高龄、久用等)值得敬重的,令人崇敬的;珍视的
TOEFL BNC: 14451 COCA: 10124

venerable

adjective

ven·​er·​a·​ble ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl How to pronounce venerable (audio)
ˈven-rə-bəl
1
a
: calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
a venerable jazz musician
broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence
encouraged by the venerable doctor's head-nodding
b
: impressive by reason of age
under venerable pines
2
: deserving to be venerated
used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sanctity
3
: made sacred especially by religious or historical association
venerability noun
venerableness noun
venerably adverb
Choose the Right Synonym for venerable

old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past.

old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence.

old houses
an old sweater of mine

ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.

ancient accounts of dragons

venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age.

the family's venerable patriarch

antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time.

collected antique Chippendale furniture

antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time.

antiquated teaching methods

archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.

the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period

obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

a computer that makes earlier models obsolete

Example Sentences

[Julie] Powell never met Julia Child (who died last year), but the venerable chef's spirit is present throughout, and Powell imaginatively reconstructs episodes from Child's life in the 1940s. Her writing is feisty and unrestrained, especially as she details killing lobsters, tackling marrowbones and cooking late into the night. Publishers Weekly, 13 June 2005 Under her stewardship, the onetime boardinghouse came to be heralded as the South's most venerable family restaurant, a reliquary of old-fashioned cooking—collard greens enriched with fatback, creamed corn straight from the cob, fried chicken with a pepper-flecked crust—where the tables groaned beneath the weight of a quintessential midday repast, and history stood still on the plate for all to admire. John T. Edge, Gourmet, January 2003 The lower the P/E, as a rough rule of thumb, the cheaper the stock. Though this guide to value has lots of exceptions, it remains a venerable market benchmark. Jonathan Weil, Wall Street Journal, 21 Aug. 2001 I then descended to the Courts of justice, over which the judges, those venerable sages and interpreters of the law, presided, for determining the disputed rights and properties of men, as well as for the punishment of vice, and protection of innocence. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726 the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries See More
Recent Examples on the Web Led by Lechbinsky, the house is determined to continue the venerable tradition of the Ineichen family while anticipating and responding to circumstances affecting the global watch market. Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Morningside Heights, home to Columbia University and venerable religious institutions like Riverside Church and Union Theological Seminary, was fertile ground for Sister Rice’s religious awakening. New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 Earlier this year at the Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022 exhibition, the venerable Swiss watch brand Vacheron Constantin unveiled its theme for the year: The Anatomy of Beauty. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The venerable lifestyle brand has been showing its support for LGBTQ+ people for over three decades now. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 June 2022 As President, Van takes on responsibility for all revenue operations and financial performance for the venerable music business brand. Sasha Urban, Variety, 20 May 2022 Thousands of gaming enthusiasts will flock to downtown Thursday through Sunday for the venerable event, now in its 19th year in Indianapolis and 54th year overall — though the event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2022 The lower ground food hall and a number of areas of the fashion offer on upper floors have also been brought up-to-date, with ongoing plans for what will eventually be a top to bottom transformation of a venerable institution. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Along with being recognized by a venerable institution like The Sporting News, Notae also on Monday was named a third-team All-American by a new website -- The Field of 68. Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin venerābilis "entitled to respect," from venerārī "to solicit the good will of (a deity), hold in awe, venerate" + -bilis "capable of (acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of venerable was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 14451 COCA: 10124

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