amorous
amorous
Definition
amo·rous (am′ə rəs)
adjective
- full of love or fond of making love
- in love; enamored or fond (of)
- full of or showing love or sexual desire amorous words
- of sexual love or lovemaking
Etymology: ME < OFr amoureus < LL amorosus, loving < L amor, love < amare, to love
am′o·rously adverb
am′o·rous·ness noun
amorous
Synonyms
amorous
modif.
amorous
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- very: The Roadrunner was feeling very amorous one day, and since there were no other female roadrunners around, he decided to look around.
Modifies a noun
- adventure: What began as an amorous adventure quickly turns into a full scale thriller.
- advance: I seem to remember having a scene where she slapped my face for turning down her amorous advances.
- encounter: Also amorous encounters and erotic spoken word, mixed with sensual music and natural and environmental sounds.
- intention: Chickens lay quite happily without the amorous intentions of a handsome red wattled male, such as old Perky here.
- desire: The fire lighted by amorous desires is like a fire of straw; the moment it burns up it is near its end.
- attention: Gigha has received a lot of amorous attentions from Lorne over the last couple of months.
Used with adjective complement
amorous Quotes
Be warm, but pure; be amorous, but be chaste.
I'll come no more behind your scenes,David: for the silk stockings and white bosoms of your actresses excite my amorous propensities.
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