Dictionary Definition
amorous adj
1 inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling
amorous" [syn: amative]
2 expressive of or exciting sexual love or
romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic
adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: amatory, romantic]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈæm(ə)ɹəs/
Adjective
- Inclined to love;
having a propensity
to love, or to sexual
enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an
amorous disposition.
- We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.
- Indicating love or
sexual desire.
- She kept making these amorous suggestions.
- Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
- She read me an amorous poem.
- Affected with love; in love; enamored.
- He had been amorous of her since schooldays.
Translations
Inclined to love
- Finnish: lemmenkipeä
Indicating love or sexual desire
Of or relating to, or produced by, love
Affected with love
References
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
amative, amatory, aphrodisiac, ardent, carnal, desirous, enamored, erogenic, erogenous, erotic, erotogenic, fleshly, gamic, heterosexual, impassioned, infatuated, lascivious, libidinal, loverlike, loverly, lustful, nuptial, oversexed, passionate, potent, procreative, sensual, sex, sexed, sexlike, sexual, sexy, straight, undersexed, venereal, voluptuous