paramour
Plural: paramours
Noun
- A person with whom one is having an illicit affair.
- a woman's lover
- a woman who cohabits with an important man
- An illicit lover, either male or female.
- The Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ (when addressed by a person of the opposite sex).
Verb
- To go with a paramour; to have an affair.
Adv
- Passionately, out of sexual desire.
Examples
- The scandalous word ’PARAMOUR’ raised eyebrows, but secured a decent score.
- to run away with a paramour
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English paramour, paramoure, peramour, paramur, from Old French par amor (“for love's sake”). The modern pronunciation is apparently an Early Modern English readaptation of the French.
Synonyms
concubine, courtesan, doxy, fancy man, bit on the side, devotedly, dulcinea, goomah, leman, loon, minx, mistress, number two, passionately, side bitch, side chick, side piece, side ting, sprunk, strumpet, wench, wifelet
Scrabble Score: 12
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