adjective · rare

amorous

amorous · more amorous · most amorous

любовний, залюбливий, влюбливий

любовный, влюбчивый, амурный

amourös, verliebt, anzüglich, erotisch

Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoymentInclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.

US/ˈæ.mɚ.əs/

» Can we postpone tomorrow's amorous encounter?

Meaning

4 senses

Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
an amorous disposition
We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.
amourös, verliebt
влю́бчивыйvljúbčivyj
залю́бливийzaljúblyvyj, влю́бливийvljúblyvyj
inclined toward or displaying love
Indicating love or sexual desire.
She kept making these amorous suggestions.
anzüglich, erotisch, amourös
любо́вныйljubóvnyj, аму́рныйamúrnyj
любо́внийljubóvnyj
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
She read me an amorous poem.
Liebes-, amourös, liebschaftlich
любо́вныйljubóvnyj
любо́внийljubóvnyj
(dated)Affected with love; in love; enamored.
He had been amorous of her since schooldays.
verliebt
влюблённыйvljubljónnyj, очаро́ванныйočaróvannyj, без ума́bez umá
зако́ханийzakóxanyj, залю́бленийzaljúblenyj

Examples

2 sentences

Can we postpone tomorrow's amorous encounter?
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Men love amorous women.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

inclined to love:

indicating love or sexual desire:

affected with love:

Русский

By meaning 3

inclined to love:

indicating love or sexual desire:

affected with love:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

inclined to love:

indicating love or sexual desire:

of or relating to, or produced by, love:

Origin

From Middle English amorous, amerous (14th century), from Old French amoros, amoreus, from

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.

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