amorous
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am·o·rous
(ăm'ər-əs) 
adj.
amorousness am'or·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.
- Indicative of love or sexual desire: an amorous glance.
- Of or associated with love: an amorous poem.
- 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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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amorous
adjective
- Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire: amative, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy. See sex/asexual.
- Of, concerning, or promoting sexual love or desire: amatory, aphrodisiac, erotic, lascivious, salacious, sexual, sexy. See sex/asexual.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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amorous
adj
Definition: loving, affectionate
Antonyms: cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly
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amorous
IN BRIEF: Having the ability to fall in love.
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categories related to 'amorous'
- Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving
- Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate
- Love and Romance - amorous: (adj) full of love; feeling sexually aroused
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Amorous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - amorøs, erotisk, elskovs-, kærligheds-
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
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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