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amorous Definition

amo·rous (amə rəs)

adjective

  1. full of love or fond of making love
  2. in love; enamored or fond (of)
  3. full of or showing love or sexual desire amorous words
  4. of sexual love or lovemaking

Etymology: ME < OFr amoureus < LL amorosus, loving < L amor, love < amare, to love

amorous Related Forms
amo·rously adverb amo·rous·ness noun
amorous Synonyms

amorous

modif.

passionate, affectionate, loving, amatory, erotic, sexual, romantic, ardent, fervent, tender, devoted, fond, enamored, rapturous, lovesick, languishing, impassioned, desirous, sentimental, wooing, amative, Anacreontic.

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

  • get: I was getting amorous with my now ex in her bedroom.
  • become: Man becomes amorous through the senses, which, touch excepted, all reside in the head.
  • feel: This orientation should stimulated the love zone, but he's not feeling particularly amorous!
amorous Quotes

Be warm, but pure; be amorous, but be chaste.

—Rochdale

I'll come no more behind your scenes,David: for the silk stockings and white bosoms of your actresses excite my amorous propensities.

—Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

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