Amour

//əˈmʊɹ//

Synonyms for "amour" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

affair adulterous affair adultery amorousness

Noun(2 words)

affair affaire

Strong matches (9)

cuckoldry entanglement eternal triangle flirtation forbidden love hanky panky hanky-panky illicit love infidelity

Related words (14)

intimacy intrigue liaison love love affair passion relationship romance romantic tie triangle unfaithfulness

Noun(3 words)

intimacy involvement liaison

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

1 entries

sexual relationship

Synonyms

1 entries

affair

Related terms

7 entries

amorous amour propre amourette d'Amour enamour metamour paramour

derived

1 entries

amourist

related to

19 entries

affection amorous courtship flirtation french french love italian italian love knights knights suit love love affair lover metal metal protection metamour

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The French word "amour" comes from the Occitan language through the troubadours, otherwise it would be "ameur".

Source: tatoeba (1057176)

His amour was behind his wife's back.

Source: tatoeba (12849647)

Her unexpected amour was short-lived.

Source: tatoeba (12849648)

Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all—and yet there's something in that voice of hers….

Source: wiktionary

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