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Definition of amorous in English: amorousadjectiveˈam(ə)rəsˈæm(ə)rəs Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire. she rejected his amorous advances Example sentencesExamples - Together the trio brave flash floods, runaway trains, explosions, and attention by amorous bulls.
- Carefully blending amorous subtlety with a more solid and dense desire, the band sound solid and fluent on stage.
- Unsuspecting new boyfriends have found themselves on the receiving end of my amorous advances when we arrived at that song on the turntable.
- And no, there is no insurer who can protect you from the advances of amorous waiters or leather jacket salesmen.
- The amorous Nightingale first came forward almost beside himself with passion.
- I think there would be a certain amount of consensus about that, even amongst the most quixotic and naturally amorous of us.
- He first turns her down stating that he had quit practice but later takes up the case as the young lovers reminded him of his amorous youth.
- Firefighters were called to the rescue yesterday after hundreds of amorous frogs arrived at their mating pond to find it dried up.
- No, don't worry, I'm not about to argue that it's those with looks of glee on their faces and amorous suitors latched onto each arm.
- If you've been dying to talk about a romantic outdoor interlude, amorous nature lovers can now rejoice.
- These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry.
- No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better.
- Your off-duty mood will be quite amorous and passionate, so you are likely to make somebody quite happy.
- Enchanted by the warmth of her smile, Brian suddenly felt confused by an unexpected rush of amorous desire.
- I learned this from classmates bragging about their amorous conquests of the night before.
- Kate does not feel comfortable granting amorous affections in such a public place as a street.
- US women who initially reject his amorous advances often have a change of heart when they run his name through a search engine.
- Imagine how I'd tell you of my valiant attempts to fight off her amorous advances!
- As a woman, how do you reject a man who is amorous in his advances in a way that doesn't scar him for life.
- Thus, my amorous advances are met with one of those dreaded five phrases.
Synonyms lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent passionate, impassioned romantic affectionate, fond, loving, tender, doting in love, enamoured, lovesick informal lovey-dovey, spoony, kissy, smoochy, goo-goo, hot British informal randy archaic sportive
Derivatives adverbˈamərəsliˈæm(ə)rəsli I looked over at Anna to find her eyeing him amorously. Example sentencesExamples - We might know Paul as a showman, but there is much more to him than amusing stage shows with people being hypnotised to behave amorously towards a broom or act like a sea lion.
- If I'm behaving amorously, I've definitely got serious intent in my head.
- The film has a young, amoral couple living amorously in Montreal and Toronto, unable to make ends meet.
- It described noble savages playing oboes and amorously frolicking in tropical glades.
nounˈamərəsnəsˈæm(ə)rəsnəs He goes on to compare his love with the contagious disease by detailing how his amorousness has led to his weight loss and burning. Example sentencesExamples - Upon hearing her voice on my machine, I was torn between amorousness and horror, especially because the growing anger in her voice was astonishing.
- A fatal disease - tuberculosis, also called consumption - provided a favorite metaphor to represent the destructiveness of feverish emotions, such as pining or amorousness.
- ‘There remained only those rare periods of amorousness, which still came to them at times but did not last long.’
- The amorousness of youth has little to do with the desire for the union of souls; what Shakespeare mocks time and again is the borrowing of the imagery of the union of souls for something far more immediate and specific and transitory.
Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin amorosus, from Latin amor 'love'. Definition of amorous in US English: amorousadjectiveˈæm(ə)rəsˈam(ə)rəs Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire. she rejected his amorous advances Example sentencesExamples - As a woman, how do you reject a man who is amorous in his advances in a way that doesn't scar him for life.
- Firefighters were called to the rescue yesterday after hundreds of amorous frogs arrived at their mating pond to find it dried up.
- Your off-duty mood will be quite amorous and passionate, so you are likely to make somebody quite happy.
- Thus, my amorous advances are met with one of those dreaded five phrases.
- Together the trio brave flash floods, runaway trains, explosions, and attention by amorous bulls.
- The amorous Nightingale first came forward almost beside himself with passion.
- No wonder that he can awaken amorous desires even in those who should know better.
- Carefully blending amorous subtlety with a more solid and dense desire, the band sound solid and fluent on stage.
- I learned this from classmates bragging about their amorous conquests of the night before.
- I think there would be a certain amount of consensus about that, even amongst the most quixotic and naturally amorous of us.
- US women who initially reject his amorous advances often have a change of heart when they run his name through a search engine.
- Kate does not feel comfortable granting amorous affections in such a public place as a street.
- No, don't worry, I'm not about to argue that it's those with looks of glee on their faces and amorous suitors latched onto each arm.
- These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry.
- If you've been dying to talk about a romantic outdoor interlude, amorous nature lovers can now rejoice.
- Unsuspecting new boyfriends have found themselves on the receiving end of my amorous advances when we arrived at that song on the turntable.
- And no, there is no insurer who can protect you from the advances of amorous waiters or leather jacket salesmen.
- Imagine how I'd tell you of my valiant attempts to fight off her amorous advances!
- He first turns her down stating that he had quit practice but later takes up the case as the young lovers reminded him of his amorous youth.
- Enchanted by the warmth of her smile, Brian suddenly felt confused by an unexpected rush of amorous desire.
Synonyms lustful, sexual, erotic, amatory, ardent
Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin amorosus, from Latin amor ‘love’. |