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- Dictionaryamour/əˈmʊə/
noun
- 1. a love affair or lover, especially one that is secret: "he is enraged at this revelation of his past amours"
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love [noun] a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing. She has a great love of music. Her love for her children was clear for all to see. love [noun] strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another. romance [noun] the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love.
The meaning of AMOUR is a usually illicit love affair; also : lover. How to use amour in a sentence.
An amour is a love affair, especially one which is kept secret. [ literary , or old-fashioned ] Synonyms: love affair , relationship , affair , romance More Synonyms of amour
noun. a love affair. an illicit or secret love affair. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of amour 1. 1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, Old French amo ( u ) r, representing a dial. form or < Old Provençal < Latin amōrem accusative of amor love, equivalent to am ( āre ) to love + -or -or 1; amoretto. Discover More.
masculine noun. 1. (= sentiment pour une personne) love. 2. (= sentiment pour quelque chose) l’amour de qch love of sth. son amour de la nature his love of nature. 3. (= liaison) love affair ⧫ love. un amour de jeunesse a youthful romance. 4. (= union sexuelle) love-making. pendant l’amour during love-making. faire l’amour to make love.
noun. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. synonyms: affair, affaire, intimacy, involvement, liaison. Pronunciation. US. /əˈmɔr/ UK. /əˈmɔ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Amour." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/amour. Accessed 21 Jul. 2024. Copy citation.
Definition of amour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
