amorous
Americanadjective
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inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love.
an amorous disposition.
- Synonyms:
- passionate , sensual
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showing or expressing love.
an amorous letter.
- Synonyms:
- tender , fond , impassioned , loving , amatory
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of or relating to love.
amorous poetry.
- Synonyms:
- erotic
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being in love; enamored.
She smiled and at once he became amorous of her.
adjective
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inclined towards or displaying love or desire
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in love
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of or relating to love
Other Word Forms
- amorosity noun
- amorously adverb
- amorousness noun
- nonamorous adjective
- nonamorously adverb
- nonamorousness noun
- unamorous adjective
- unamorously adverb
- unamorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of amorous
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin amōrōsus, equivalent to amor “love” + -ōsus -ose 1, -ous
Example Sentences
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Geopolitical crises and amorous complications are thick on the ground, intertwining and constantly morphing in ways that can be hard to follow.
From New York Times
First, let’s focus on the amorous success of our three heroes.
From New York Times
How the audience was maybe one-third amorous men and two-thirds baffled onlookers trying to make sense of what we were seeing.
From Washington Post
It shows an amorous couple and cartoon characters, with dragons, menacing demons, and veiled figures.
From New York Times
She quit when her boss “became overly amorous,” as she described it.
From New York Times
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