amour
Courtship; flirtationCourtship; flirtation.
» Her unexpected amour was short-lived.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Courtship; flirtation.
(countable, uncountable)A love affair.
(countable, uncountable)A lover.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Love, affection.
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Examples
3 sentencesHer unexpected amour was short-lived.
His amour was behind his wife's back.
The French word "amour" comes from the Occitan language through the troubadours, otherwise it would be "ameur".
ruФранцузское слово «amour» пришло из окситанского языка через трубадуров, а иначе бы оно было «ameur». — Nattiko
Origin
Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, fromInherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected pronunciation would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/; compare enamour, enamoured.
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Forms
plural: amoursSynonyms
5 synonyms- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship:affairaffaireintimacyliaisoninvolvement
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.