amorous
Adjective Satellite
- inclined toward or displaying love
- "feeling amorous"
- expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
- "amorous glances"
Adj
- Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
- Indicating love or sexual desire.
- Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
- Affected with love; in love; enamored.
Adjective
- Showing, feeling, or relating to love or desire.
Examples
- an amorous disposition
- He gave an amorous glance to the open triple word score space.
- He had been amorous of her since schooldays.
- She kept making these amorous suggestions.
- She read me an amorous poem.
- We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
amative, amatory, romantic, affectionate, concupiscent, fond, loving, lustful
Scrabble Score: 9
amorous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordamorous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amorous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary