amour
Americannoun
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a love affair.
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an illicit or secret love affair.
noun
Etymology
Origin of amour
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, Old French amo ( u ) r, representing a dial. form or < Old Provençal < Latin amōrem accusative of amor love, equivalent to am ( āre ) to love + -or -or 1; amoretto
Example Sentences
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Stripping away the amour propre of a nuclear-armed potentate is a dangerous business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
“Congratulations mon amour de la vie,” she wrote to Menendez, according to the indictment.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023
The charge-sheet said that after the couple received the car, Mrs Menendez texted her husband to say: "Congratulations mon amour de la vie, we are the proud owners of a 2019 Mercedes."
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023
“Congratulations mon amour de la vie, we are the proud owners of a 2019 Mercedes,” Nadine Menendez texted her husband, along with a heart emoji.
From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Objet permis à leur oisif amour, Vert-Vert était l’âme de ce séjour....
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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