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Meaning of AMOROUS

Pronunciation:  'amurus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"
  2. [adj]  expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"
 
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 Synonyms: amative, amatory, loving, romantic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Am"o*rous\, a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus,
fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.]
1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to
   sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an
   amorous disposition.
2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of;
   formerly with on.
         Thy roses amorous of the moon.        --Keats.
         High nature amorous of the good.      --Tennyson.
         Sure my brother is amorous on Hero.   --Shak.
3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. ``Amorous
   delight.'' --Milton. ``Amorous airs.'' --Waller.
Syn: Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted;
     ardent.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming of being amorous or dreaming of others beinf amorous, implies a certain desire for illicit pleasures. If these feelings are brought to the extremes, it might lead you to some trouble, even scandal. If expressed naturally and reasonably, it might bring you a sense of relief.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: 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
 

 

 

 

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