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- Dictionaryve·nal/ˈvēn(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery: "their generosity had been at least partly venal"
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The meaning of VENAL is capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable; especially : open to corrupt influence and especially bribery : mercenary.
VENAL definition: 1. A venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money…. Learn more.
Synonyms for VENAL: corruptible, corrupt, dirty, crooked, corrupted, mercenary, purchasable, bribable; Antonyms of VENAL: ethical, honest, moral, incorruptible, virtuous, good, righteous, scrupulous.
If someone is described as being venal, it means they are willing to do something corrupt, especially for a bribe. For example, if a judge is willing to take a bribe in exchange for reaching a certain verdict, then the judge would be described as venal.
adj. 1. open to bribery or corruption: a venal judge. 2. able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals.
Venal definition: willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary. See examples of VENAL used in a sentence.
VENAL meaning: 1. A venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money…. Learn more.
Definition of venal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral.
Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (3) Synonyms: crooked. dishonest. corrupt. vendible. unscrupulous. salable. mercenary. greedy.
