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amorousshowing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire or romantic love

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire or romantic love

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈæmərəs/

Korean meaning: 사랑에 빠진, 애정 어린, 연애의

Korean pronunciation: **애**머러스

Example Sentences

  • The cat made amorous advances toward the neighbor's Persian cat, bringing dead mice as gifts.
  • His amorous poetry was so cheesy that even Romeo would have cringed.
  • The amorous couple couldn't keep their hands off each other during the movie.

amorous

ADJECTIVE

//ˈæmərəs//

showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire or romantic love

amorous concept
💡 Concept

a young man gazes lovingly into a woman's eyes while holding her hands gently in his. He leans closer with a tender smile as soft moonlight illuminates their faces. The woman blushes and smiles back warmly as he whispers sweet words to her. Their body language shows complete romantic connection and attraction. Garden flowers and twinkling city lights create a dreamy romantic atmosphere around them. A small fountain nearby adds to the intimate setting. the deep romantic love and desire between two people

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈæmərəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈæmərəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootamor
Suffix--ous

Origin

From Latin 'amor' meaning love, which also gave us the name of Cupid, the Roman god of love. This word was frequently used in medieval courtly love literature to describe passionate romantic feelings.

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🎵Rhyme

glamorousclamorousvigorous
glamorous
clamorous
vigorous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat made amorous advances toward the neighbor's Persian cat, bringing dead mice as gifts.

😄 Fun example

His amorous poetry was so cheesy that even Romeo would have cringed.

The amorous couple couldn't keep their hands off each other during the movie.

She rejected his amorous proposals with diplomatic grace.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

romanticpassionatelovingaffectionatetender

Antonyms

platoniccoldindifferent

Related

amorenamoredromancecourtshipinfatuation