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Dictionary: am·o·rous   (ăm'ər-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.
  2. Indicative of love or sexual desire: an amorous glance.
  3. Of or associated with love: an amorous poem.
  4. Being in love; enamored: He had been amorous of her since the day they met.

[Middle English, from Old French amoureus, from Medieval Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, love, from amāre, to love.]

amorously am'or·ous·ly adv.
amorousness am'or·ous·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire: amative, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy. See sex/asexual.
  2. Of, concerning, or promoting sexual love or desire: amatory, aphrodisiac, erotic, lascivious, salacious, sexual, sexy. See sex/asexual.

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adj

Definition: loving, affectionate
Antonyms: cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having the ability to fall in love.

pronunciation Sarah's amorous adventures were great fun in Paris.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - amorøs, erotisk, elskovs-, kærligheds-

Nederlands (Dutch)
amoureus

Français (French)
adj. - amoureux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verliebt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ερωτικός, ερωτιάρικος, ερωτύλος

Italiano (Italian)
amoroso, innamorato, sensuale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amoroso, enamorado, carinhoso

Русский (Russian)
любовный, влюбчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amoroso, enamoradizo, tierno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - amorös, kärleksfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多情的, 表示爱情的, 恋爱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多情的, 表示愛情的, 戀愛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 호색적인, 반한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 好色な, 多情な, なまめかしい, 色っぽい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ميال الى الحب, عاشق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אוהב, חשקני, של אהבה‬


 
 
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