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.

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Origin of inamorata

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

Words nearby inamorata

in all, in all one's born days, in all probability, inalterable, in a manner of speaking, inamorata, inamorato, in-and-in, in and of itself, in-and-out, in-and-out bond

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How to use inamorata in a sentence

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
He even composed the billets-doux which the illiterate lover sent to his inamorata.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
In the next box I could hear the squeaky laugh of Hard-pan Henry and the teasing tones of his inamorata.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
It is only the preposterously young who expect a man to rhapsodise over somebody else's inamorata at such a moment.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

Don Carlos was immediately liberated by the victorious troops, and rushed at once into the arms of his inamorata.
Strange Stories|Grant Allen
By satisfying the wishes of his inamorata too promptly he feared to arouse others still more pressing.
The Revolt of the Angels|Anatole France

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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