inamorato
[in-am-uh-rah-toh, in-am-]
- a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
Origin of inamorato
1585–95; < Italian innamorato, masculine past participle of innamorare to inflame with love. See enamor
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Examples from the Web for inamorato
Historical Examples
Orleans is as passionate an inamorato as any which Shakspeare ever drew.
The Works of Charles and Mary LambCharles Lamb
"Get up," said she, rudely pushing her inamorato off the sofa.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and TwoHarriette Wilson
A noteworthy example occurs in Boiardo's Orlando Inamorato, cc.
English Fairy TalesAnonymous
She was incessantly importuned, now by her father, and now by her inamorato.
Damon and DeliaWilliam Godwin
Her present inamorato promised to give us this specimen of his power over her.
History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present TimeHenry Sutherland Edwards
inamorato
- a man with whom one is in love; a male lover
Word Origin
C16: from Italian innamorato, innamorata, from innamorare to cause to fall in love, from amore love, from Latin amor
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Word Origin and History for inamorato
n.
1892, masc. of inamorata (q.v.).
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