amour

amour Definition

amour (a mo̵or′, ä-, ə-)

noun

a love affair, esp. of an illicit or secret nature

Etymology: Fr < Prov amor < L, love

amour Synonyms

romance, liaison, relationship, love affair; see affair 2.

amour Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

propre: Fortunately for the amour propre of the Conservative Party, he was rejected in words faithfully recorded by Mr Fairbairn.
fou: Science is a madness in love with numbers, the perfect amour fou.
plating: Bond managed to cut through the amour plating with his laser cutting watch and escape with Natalya seconds before the train exploded.

Noun used with modifier

mon: Hiroshima mon amour ( Hiroshima my Love, 1959 ) and Marienbad would be the other two connecting points in this triangle.

amour Quotes

Oh, what a dear ravishing thing is the beginning of an Amour!

—Behan, Brendan Francis

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