Daily Vocabulary for Better Conversation: 07/22/06

amorous (ăm'ər-əs) pronunciation

adj.

[Middle English, from Old French amoureus, from Medieval Latin amōrōsus, from Latin amor, love, from amāre, to love.]

amorously am'orously adv.
amorousness am'orousness n.

amorous

adjective

Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire: amative, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy. See sex/asexual.
Of, concerning, or promoting sexual love or desire: amatory, aphrodisiac, erotic, lascivious, salacious, sexual, sexy. See sex/asexual.