About The Word Amorous
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Amorous
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What's The Definition Of Amorous?
[adj] inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"
[adj] expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" Synonyms | Synonyms for Amorous: amative | amatory | loving | romantic Related Terms | Find terms related to Amorous: amative | amatory | aphrodisiac | ardent | carnal | desirous | enamored | erogenic | erogenous | erotic | erotogenic | fleshly | gamic | heterosexual | impassioned | infatuated | lascivious | libidinal | loverlike | loverly | lustful | nuptial | oversexed | passionate | potent | procreative | sensual | sex | sexed | sexlike | sexual | sexy | straight | undersexed | venereal | voluptuous See Also | Amorous In Webster's Dictionary \Am"o*rous\, a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus,
fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.]
1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to
sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an
amorous disposition.
2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of;
formerly with on.
Thy roses amorous of the moon. --Keats.
High nature amorous of the good. --Tennyson.
Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. --Shak.
3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. ``Amorous
delight.'' --Milton. ``Amorous airs.'' --Waller.
Syn: Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted;
ardent.
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