What does amorous mean?

amorous means "inclined toward or displaying love". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in amorous?

amorous has 3 syllables: am-o-rous. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæmɚəs/.

What is another word for amorous?

Close synonyms include amative, amatory, romantic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amorous a common word?

amorous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

amorous — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inclined toward or displaying love
“feeling amorous”
Synonymsamative
Similarloving
2.
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
“her amatory affairs”
“amorous glances”
“a romantic adventure”
“a romantic moonlight ride”
Synonymsamatory romantic
Similarloving

Questions about amorous

What does amorous mean?: amorous means "inclined toward or displaying love". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in amorous?: amorous has 3 syllables: am-o-rous. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæmɚəs/.
What is another word for amorous?: Close synonyms include amative, amatory, romantic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is amorous a common word?: amorous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for amorous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inclined toward or displaying love
“feeling amorous”
Synonymsamative
Similarloving
2.
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
“her amatory affairs”
“amorous glances”
“a romantic adventure”
“a romantic moonlight ride”
Synonymsamatory romantic
Similarloving

Questions about amorous

What does amorous mean?: amorous means "inclined toward or displaying love". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in amorous?: amorous has 3 syllables: am-o-rous. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæmɚəs/.
What is another word for amorous?: Close synonyms include amative, amatory, romantic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is amorous a common word?: amorous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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