inamorata

American  

[in-am-uh-rah-tuh, in-am-] / ɪnˌæm əˈrɑ tə, ˌɪn æm- /

noun

plural

inamoratas

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

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inamorata British  

/ ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə, ˌɪnæmə- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of inamorata

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

Example Sentences

A visit from Cecily, accompanied by one of her inamoratas, riveted Harrison: The couple dressed alike in black, shared a single seat at the dinner table and ate from a single plate.

From New York Times

“Children of a Lesser God,” in which a teacher at a school for the deaf trains his inamorata to speak, made a brief return to Broadway, with a mixed-race cast.

From The New Yorker

Men were asked which of each pair they would prefer to give to their inamorata.

From Economist

“Both Washington and New York were wild with curiosity. I even made a few well-placed calls myself, debating the identity of the new inamorata.”

From Washington Post

This was no turncoat selling secrets to the nation’s enemies, no general revealing classified information to his inamorata.

From Washington Post