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amatory
[ am-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love:
amatory poems; an amatory look.
Synonyms: passionate, ardent, amorous
amatory
/ ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəl; ˈæmətərɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire
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Other Words From
- ama·tori·al·ly adverb
- pseudo·ama·tori·al adjective
- pseudo·ama·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amatory1
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Example Sentences
Discretion, it goes without saying, is the cornerstone of long-term success in the amatory arts.
Here the conversation took a distinctly amatory turn, and would probably hardly interest the reader.
To be sure, this was not by any means his first amatory venture.
Amatory, am′at-or-i, adj. relating to or causing love: affectionate.
Ruth got over being worried by amatory bouts with the wounded poilus after a while.
The amatory poetry of Provence had the same source with the national poetry of Spain; both were derived from the Arabians.
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