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amatory

[ am-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
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Also am·a·to·ri·al [am-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-ee-uhl] /ˌæm əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr i əl/ .

Origin of amatory

1590–1600; <Latin amātōrius, equivalent to amā- (stem of amāre to love) + -tōrius-tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM amatory

am·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverbpseu·do·am·a·to·ri·al, adjectivepseu·do·am·a·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby amatory

amateur night, Amati, amative, Amato, amatol, amatory, matter of course, a, matter of fact, a, matter of life and death, a, matter of opinion, a, amatungula
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Words related to amatory

admiring, amorous, aphrodisiac, ardent, attracted, devoted, doting, erotic, fervent, fond, languishing, lovesick, loving, passionate, rapturous, romantic, sentimental, tender, wooing, yearning

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British Dictionary definitions for amatory

amatory

amatorial (ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəl)

/ (ˈæmətərɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire

Word Origin for amatory

C16: from Latin amātōrius, from amāre to love
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