amour

American  

[uh-moor] / əˈmʊər /

noun

1. a love affair.

2. an illicit or secret love affair.

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amour British  

/ amur /

noun

1. a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one

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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

Stripping away the amour propre of a nuclear-armed potentate is a dangerous business.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Congratulations mon amour de la vie,” she wrote to Menendez, according to the indictment.

From Seattle Times

Charlie swoons listening to Nick’s French, so Nick throws him a cheesy but charming “Mon amour.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Happy birthday, Sophie. From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side… I love you, mon amour."

From Reuters

But Edna soon became a case study in exorbitant amour propre, lampooning suburban pretensions, political correctness and the cult of celebrity, and acquiring a damehood along the way.

From New York Times