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amatory

[ am-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love:
amatory poems; an amatory look.
Synonyms: passionate, ardent, amorous

amatory

/ ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəl; ˈæmətərɪ /

Origin of amatory¹

1590–1600; < Latin amātōrius, equivalent to amā- (stem of amāre to love) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Origin of amatory¹

C16: from Latin amātōrius, from amāre to love

Discretion, it goes without saying, is the cornerstone of long-term success in the amatory arts.

Here the conversation took a distinctly amatory turn, and would probably hardly interest the reader.

To be sure, this was not by any means his first amatory venture.

Amatory, am′at-or-i, adj. relating to or causing love: affectionate.

Ruth got over being worried by amatory bouts with the wounded poilus after a while.

The amatory poetry of Provence had the same source with the national poetry of Spain; both were derived from the Arabians.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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