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-or¹; cf. amoretto

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH amour

amour , armoire, armor

Words nearby amour

amount, amount at risk, amount of substance, amount to, amount to the same thing, amour, amour-propre, amowt, amoxicillin, Amoxil, Amoy

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How to use amour in a sentence

My three favorite episodes are probably “College,” “Pine Barrens,” and “Amour Fou.”
David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t Finish ‘True Detective’|Marlow Stern|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, of the nominees, Michael Haneke deserves the award for his understated and masterful direction in Amour.
‘Argo,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ ‘Lincoln’: Who Will Win On Oscar Night?|Ramin Setoodeh, Marlow Stern|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shot on location in Greece after Amour, it opened in French theaters last week.
Oscar’s 85-Year-Old Darling: A Talk With Emmanuelle Riva of ‘Amour’|Tracy McNicoll|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In fact, the most difficult part of the wild success of Amour lies elsewhere.
Oscar’s 85-Year-Old Darling: A Talk With Emmanuelle Riva of ‘Amour’|Tracy McNicoll|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The other nominees are the underdogs Michael Haneke (Amour) and Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild).
Oscar’s Best Director: Steven Spielberg vs. David O. Russell|Ramin Setoodeh|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is quite what I expected of him,what man of his type could find pardon for a blow to his own amour propre!
The Sorrows of Satan|Marie Corelli
But impersonality has prevented the Far Oriental from having much amour propre.
The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell
His very birth is a stolen thing, the darkling fruit of a divine amour in a dusky cavern.
The Homeric Hymns|Andrew Lang
It hurt not only his acquired republican feelings, but what lies far deeper than those, his amour propre.
Babylon, Volume 2 (of 3)|Grant Allen
Here was little of the amour propre of Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham

British Dictionary definitions for amour

amour

/ French (amur) /

noun

a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one

Word Origin for amour

C13: from Old French, from Latin amor love

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