Amor

[ ey-mawr ]

noun

1. Cupid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amor¹

< Latin: love; amorous

Example Sentences

Nobody will argue about the proper English spelling of amorous, from the Latin root amor.

From The Daily Beast

“ROMA” is a story about betrayal, but it was only after I finished writing it that I realized “ROMA” was AMOR spelt backwards.

From The Daily Beast

Two toddlers carried a sign with “Amor” scrawled in pink letters.

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Rivera starred in a telenovela called Destilando Amor, or Distilling Love.

From The Daily Beast

The same ginger-haired model served Caravaggio for his Amor Vincit Omnia, where Cupid stands astride an unmade bed.

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Nuda nec arva placent, umbrasque negantia molles, Nec dudum vetiti me laris augit amor.

From Project Gutenberg

In other words they substitute d for r, saying amod for amor, cavalledo for cavallero.

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Nothing seemed sweeter to her than this subtle amor di lontano—this love across the distance.

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The voices—except in the choruses—are all women's voices; and there are only three characters—Orpheus, Amor, and Eurydice.

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Soon after there was another great meeting of professors, and a captain, whose name was Amor Stoddard, came in.

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