amatory
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- adjective
- /ˈæmətɔri/
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amatorio
- What is modestly advanced for some of them is that they may add a new charm of buoyancy, a lyric freshness, to amatory and familiar verse.
- amatory art
Examples
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The majority of poems in Rimas are amatory, although there are some that treat historical and political themes and figures.
Academic text (1992) -
It spoke of many loves, of illicit adventures, of great amatory activity.
Blog text (18) -
We pull Christmas crackers, as in the holidays at home, and from their contents, I am loaded with paste jewels and profusely provided with poetry in brief segments of an enthusiastically amatory nature.
Blog text (22) -
Furthermore, it is only in the epigrammatic compositions of Los trabajos y las noches (1965) where Pizarnik speaks sustainedly to another in anything like amatory terms.
Academic text (1994) -
Many classic novels explore amatory themes that express deep romantic desire.
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The couple shared amatory glances, igniting a spark between them.
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His poetry often delves into amatory feelings, capturing the essence of love and passion.
Synonyms
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Showing love and strong feeling between two people
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Causing sexual desire or showing sexual interest
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Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone
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Showing or feeling romantic interest, often sexual
Antonyms
How Amorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
amatory = amorous (semi-transparent) = amator + y
The adjective shares meaning with the more common English adjective 'amorous', so a learner knowing 'amorous' can often infer 'amatory', though the form is somewhat literary and not transparently built from a productive English root.
Etymology
Amatory comes from the Latin amare, which means 'to love', and is like the English word amorous; so amatory describes things that are about romantic or sexual love.