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   Am·o·rous

   /ˈam(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire: "she rejected his amorous advances"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin amorosus, from Latin amor ‘love’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. amorously adverb
   • 2. amorousness noun

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   What does amorous mean?

   • The meaning of AMOROUS is strongly moved by love and especially sexual love. How to use amorous in a sentence.

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   Where did the word 'amorous' come from?

   • The earliest is Middle English amorette (c. 1400, from Old French amorete "sweetheart, amorous girl"), which was obsolete...The words were applied as well to love sonnets, love-knots, amorous glances, little cupids, etc. ... Specific sense of "amorous" is attested from 1580s. Related: Passionately; passionateness....

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   What is an amorous disposition?

   • an amorous disposition. an amorous letter. amorous poetry. She smiled and at once he became amorous of her. We find out just how amorous their romance could be—and how capable they were of hurting each other. They include “gross indecency,” which is defined as “the public show of amorous relations between or among persons of the same sex.”

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   adjective. inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition. Synonyms: passionate, sensual. showing or expressing love: an amorous letter. Synonyms: tender, fond, impassioned, loving, amatory. of or relating to love: amorous poetry.

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   Amorous means of or expressing sexual desire, or relating to romantic love. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and languages, and see synonyms and translations.

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   Amorous means having strong feelings of love, especially romantic love. Amorous words or glances show love or desire. This adjective is a Middle English word, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin amorosus, from Latin amor "love." A more literary and less common synonym is amatory.

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   4 days ago · Amorous means involving sexual desire or being in love. Learn the word origin, usage, and related words for amorous from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Amorous means having or showing sexual desire or love. It can also be a noun meaning a lover or a sweetheart. Learn about its origin, pronunciation, frequency, and related words in the Oxford English Dictionary.