amour

amour

a secret love affair
Not to be confused with:armoire – a wardrobe or cupboard with doors and shelvesarmor – a protective covering; anything that serves as protection

a·mour

A0262600 (ə-mo͝or′)n. A love affair, especially an illicit one.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin amor, love; see amorous.]

amour

(amur) na love affair, esp a secret or illicit one[C13: from Old French, from Latin amor love]

a•mour

(əˈmʊər)

n. a love affair, esp. an illicit or secret one. [1250–1300; < Middle French, Old French amo(u)r, probably < Old Provençal < Latin amor love]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amour - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationshipaffaire, liaison, affair, intimacy, involvementsexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy

amour

noun love affair, relationship, affair, romance, intrigue, liaison, affaire de coeur (French) This meaningful amour had gone horribly wrong.

amour

nounAn intimate sexual relationship between two people:affair, love, love affair, romance.

Translations

amant