Amorous Definition

amorous

English

Alternative forms

• amourous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæm(ə)ɹəs/

Etymology

(14th century) via Old French, from Medieval Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor (“love”), related to Latin amāre (“to love”).

Adjective

amorous (comparative more amorous, superlative most amorous)

1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.

   We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.

2. Indicating love or sexual desire.

   She kept making these amorous suggestions.

3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love.

   She read me an amorous poem.

4. (dated) Affected with love; in love; enamored.

   He had been amorous of her since schooldays.

Related terms

• amour

References

• amorous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• amorous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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