ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˈvēnəs
Usage: usually capitalized G&V
Etymology: after Venus, Italian goddess identified by the Romans with Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
: a line that appears on the palm at the base of the fingers, that forms a semicircle beginning between the first and second fingers and ending between the third and fourth fingers, and that is held by palmists to indicate a high-strung nervous temperament and sometimes a tendency toward hysteria or despondency