amorous
/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/US/ˈæ.mɚ.əs/
amorous adjective: inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
Adjective
amorous (comparative more amorous, superlative most amorous)
- Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
- an amorous disposition
- We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.
- Synonyms:
- loving, fond, affectionate
- Indicating love or sexual desire.
- She kept making these amorous suggestions.
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- Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
- She read me an amorous poem.
- Affected with love; in love; enamored.
- He had been amorous of her since schooldays.
amorous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
amorous in Hindi
- of or relating to, or produced by, love
- इश्क़िया iśqiyā, प्रणयशील praṇayśīl, कामुक kāmuk
amorous in Tamil
- காமம், சிற்றின்பம் கலந்த, மோகம் கொண்ட, சரசமான, காதல் வயப்பட்ட
amorous in Urdu
- of or relating to, or produced by, love
- عشقیہ iśqiyā
amorous in Telugu
- inclined to love
- కాముకము kāmukamu
More languagesFewer languages
- amorous in Malayalam
- അനുരക്തമായ, പ്രേമശീലമുളള, ശൃംഗാരശീലമുളള, മോഹമുള്ള
- amorous in Kannada
- ಕಾಮುಕ, ಪ್ರಣಯಾಸಕ್ತ, ಮೋಹದ, ಒಲುಮೆಯ
- amorous in Sanskrit
- मत्त mattá
- amorous in Arabic
- عِشْقِيّ ʕišqiyy, غَرَامِيّ ḡarāmiyy, عَاشِق ʕāšiq
- amorous in Persian
- عشقی 'ešqi
Examples of amorous in a sentence
- There was no tune to it, only amorous gruntings like those of some old satyr who had furnished music for Circe's revels.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 218:
- When held in the hand, the lizard produces an amorous stimulus.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 139:
Synonyms of amorous
Forms of amorous
| comparative | more amorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amorous |
Origin of amorous
From Middle English amorous, amerous (14th century), from Old French amoros, amoreus, from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, from Latin amor (“love”), related to amāre (“to love”). Compare French amoureux (“in love”). Doublet of amoroso and amoureux.
Words formed from amorous
Questions about amorous
- What does amorous mean?
- Amorous means inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
- What is amorous in Hindi?
- Amorous in Hindi is इश्क़िया (iśqiyā), प्रणयशील (praṇayśīl), कामुक (kāmuk). See Amorous meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use amorous in a sentence?
- There was no tune to it, only amorous gruntings like those of some old satyr who had furnished music for Circe's revels.
- What part of speech is amorous?
- Amorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce amorous?
- Amorous is pronounced /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/.
Words near amorous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: amorous (page history and authors); amorous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amorous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amorous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); मत्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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