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Synonyms for amorous

Most common

romantic erotic ardent lustful loving affectionate corny venereal

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

2. Loving — inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment

loving, affectionate, fond, enamored US, enamoured UK, tender

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.

    We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.

  2. adj. 2

    Indicating love or sexual desire.

    She kept making these amorous suggestions.

Related words

Word family
amorously amorousness amour

Example sentences

  • romantic This Italian restaurant has a romantic atmosphere.
  • erotic She was an intelligent woman with an erotic aura.
  • ardent He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes.
  • lustful The kid is watching some lustful Miley Cyrus video.
  • loving I am loving Tatoeba despite all its imperfections.
  • affectionate She smiled in response to his affectionate glance.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
amorousrising
romanticrising
eroticrising
ardentsteady
lustfulrising
lovingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fond1
5 letters
corny2
6 letters
loving2, tender2, erotic3, ardent2
7 letters
lustful2, amatory, amative
8 letters
romantic3, enamored3, venereal4
9 letters
enamoured
10 letters
passionate3
12 letters
affectionate4, concupiscent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (corny2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
amoureux
Italiano
amoroso
Español
amoroso
Deutsch
verliebt