paramour

[ par-uh-moor ]

/ ˈpær əˌmʊər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR paramour ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an illicit lover, especially of a married person.

any lover.

Origin of paramour

1250–1300; Middle English, from the phrase par amour by or through love <Old French

Words nearby paramour

paramo, paramorph, paramorphine, paramorphism, paramount, paramour, Paramus, paramyloid, paramyloidosis, paramyoclonus, paramyotonia

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Example sentences from the Web for paramour

Sadly, he had to leave his paramour behind in the Sunshine State.
Jersey Shore Season 3 Premieres: Where We Left Off|The Daily Beast|January 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford spent last weekend in Florida with Maria Belen Chapur, his Argentinian paramour.
Mark Sanford Is a Romantic Hero|Ben Crair|June 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Some say simply because a paramour of his own had praised the boy's beauty and said his bride was a woman to be envied.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon
The marriage was a secret one, and Juliet would not have Romeo, if seen, supposed to be a paramour visiting her by night.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare

Win her, I'll grant you my permission, for your paramour; and if you do, I'll give her to you for your own.
Wager of Battle|Henry William Herbert
It is the restoration of materialism with its paramour, obsequious art.
Art|Clive Bell
Moreover a mistress does not read Hebrew in a National Library with her paramour.
The Lake|George Moore

British Dictionary definitions for paramour

paramour

/ (ˈpærəˌmʊə) /

noun

mainly derogatory a lover, esp an adulterous woman

an archaic word for beloved (def. 2)

Word Origin for paramour

C13: from Old French, literally: through love

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单词	paramour
释义	paramour [ par-uh-moor ] / ˈpær əˌmʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paramour ON THESAURUS.COM noun an illicit lover, especially of a married person. any lover. Origin of paramour 1250–1300; Middle English, from the phrase par amour by or through love <Old French Words nearby paramour paramo, paramorph, paramorphine, paramorphism, paramount, paramour, Paramus, paramyloid, paramyloidosis, paramyoclonus, paramyotonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paramour Sadly, he had to leave his paramour behind in the Sunshine State. Jersey Shore Season 3 Premieres: Where We Left Off\|The Daily Beast\|January 5, 2011\|DAILY BEAST South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford spent last weekend in Florida with Maria Belen Chapur, his Argentinian paramour. Mark Sanford Is a Romantic Hero\|Ben Crair\|June 26, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Some say simply because a paramour of his own had praised the boy's beauty and said his bride was a woman to be envied. Cyropaedia\|Xenophon The marriage was a secret one, and Juliet would not have Romeo, if seen, supposed to be a paramour visiting her by night. Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet\|William Shakespeare Win her, I'll grant you my permission, for your paramour; and if you do, I'll give her to you for your own. Wager of Battle\|Henry William Herbert It is the restoration of materialism with its paramour, obsequious art. Art\|Clive Bell Moreover a mistress does not read Hebrew in a National Library with her paramour. The Lake\|George Moore British Dictionary definitions for paramour paramour / (ˈpærəˌmʊə) / noun mainly derogatory a lover, esp an adulterous woman an archaic word for beloved (def. 2) Word Origin for paramour C13: from Old French, literally: through love Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paramour beau, mistress, sweetheart, concubine, admirer, courtesan, steady, escort, girlfriend, inamorata, boyfriend, doxy, inamorato, fiancée, fiancé
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paramour

noun

Origin of paramour

Words nearby paramour

Example sentences from the Web for paramour

British Dictionary definitions for paramour

noun

Word Origin for paramour

Words related to paramour