Meaning
vein
- grain (of wood)
- talent, flair
- inspiration
In a sentence
Mi si vede una vena sulla mano.
You can see a vein on my hand.
Hai una vena artistica davvero forte?
Do you really have a strong artistic talent?
Oggi non ho vena per scrivere.
Today I’m not inspired to write.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vena | feminine · singular |
| vene | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For physical blood vessels, use vena; for figurative “vein/style,” English often maps to filone, registro, or tono instead.
- For talent or natural gift, vena is less direct than talento or dote and often sounds literary or expressive.
- In artistic contexts, avere una vena + adjective is common: una vena comica, poetica, polemica.