amour
/ə'muə/
Definition
Noun: 1. A secretive or illicit romantic or sexual relationship: Typically refers to a love affair, especially one that is hidden or considered improper due to existing commitments or social norms. It often implies passion and intrigue.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The novel's plot revolves around a tragic amour between a queen and her knight.
- Rumors of his amour with a famous actress spread quickly through the gossip columns.
- She wrote letters detailing her secret amour.
Advanced Usage
- "A grand amour": Refers to a particularly passionate, dramatic, or significant love affair.
- His time in Paris was marked by a grand amour that inspired his poetry.
- Used in a literary or somewhat formal context to describe a liaison, often with a connotation of forbidden or intense romance.
Variants and Related Words
- Amorous (adj): Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire or romantic love.
- He gave her an amorous glance.
- Amour-propre (n): Self-esteem; self-respect. (Note: This is a distinct compound borrowed from French).
- The criticism wounded his amour-propre.
Synonyms
- Affair: A romantic or sexual relationship, often secret.
- Liaison: An intimate and often secretive romantic or sexual relationship.
- Romance: A love affair.
Idioms and Phrases
- "Amour fou": (From French) Literally "mad love"; refers to an obsessive, irrational, or all-consuming passion.
- Their relationship was an amour fou that blinded them to all consequences.
Noun
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a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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