inamorata

[ in-am-uh-rah-tuh, in-am- ]

/ ɪnˌæm əˈrɑ tə, ˌɪn æm- /

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noun, plural in·am·o·ra·tas.

a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.

Nearby words

inadvertency, inadvertent, inadvisable, inalienable, inalterable, inamorata, inamorato, inane, inanga, inanimate, inanition

Origin of inamorata

1645–55; < Italian innamorata (feminine); see inamorato

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Examples from the Web for inamorata

Elsewhere, she tells her inamorata, “It does not matter if you elude my arms/my dear, when thought alone can imprison you.”
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Cimmerian darkness which surrounded Van Twiller's inamorata left us free to indulge in the wildest conjectures.
Mademoiselle Olympe Zabriski|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
In a capital chorus he is told by Marullo and the others that they have abducted Rigoletto's inamorata.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
He even composed the billets-doux which the illiterate lover sent to his inamorata.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various

Supposing this visitor happened to be what we call an ancienne, an old flame, an inamorata of mine.
The Monster|Edgar Saltus
The citizen and the officers glowered on each other, and sought in vain to monopolize the inamorata.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer

British Dictionary definitions for inamorata

inamorata

/ (ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə, ˌɪnæmə-) /

noun plural -tas

a woman with whom one is in love; a female lover

Word Origin for inamorata

C17: see inamorato

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