amorousness
- noun
- /ˈæməˌrəsnəs/
- The movie portrayed the amorousness of young love through its heartfelt scenes and romantic dialogue.
Examples
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She has not thought of such a thing in years, certainly never with Richard, whose amorousness she endures but never encourages these days.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her poetry was filled with amorousness, capturing the essence of her feelings for him.
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I have overheard members of the faculty compare such ungoverned amorousness to the actions of crazed weasels.
Fiction book (2002) -
It dawned on me that my parents would show up at one of these performances and that might be the reason I was playing it so cautiously, as I did not want to be too convincing in my amorousness for Cathy Henderson or Marie Deichmann.
Fiction book (2000) -
The amorousness between the two lovers was evident in the way they gazed at each other.
Synonyms
A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
A very strong desire for something, often for things people see as forbidden
A strong short feeling of attraction that is not true love
A liking for physical pleasure, often sexual
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
A quality that makes people feel sexual desire
A strong feeling of sexual desire
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
A strong interest in physical and sexual pleasure
A strong feeling of romantic love
Strong romantic and physical attraction between two people that often includes intimate contact
A strong desire to have sex with someone
A strong feeling of love or great liking for people and things such as art and music
A strong feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
A strong desire for physical and romantic closeness
A tendency to feel sexual desire or romantic love
Strong desire for physical pleasure from touch, good food, or music
A feeling of sexual desire and excitement
A strong desire to have sex
Strong sexual desire shown in an inappropriate way
Antonyms
How Amorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word amorousness comes from the root amor, which means 'love' and you can see the same idea in Spanish amor and Italian amore. So, amorousness is the feeling of strong romantic or sexual love.