1
: strongly moved by love and especially sexual love
amorous couples
2
: being in love : enamored
—usually used with of
amorous of the girl
3
a
: indicative of love
received amorous glances from her partner
b
: of or relating to love
an amorous novel
amorously
adverb
amorousness
noun
Examples of amorous in a Sentence
Vickers has now turned his formidable powers to "A Lover's Complaint". This 329-line amorous oration was published with the Sonnets in 1609, though it is probably little read even by those for whom the sonnets are a form of poetic oxygen.
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Harold Love, Times Literary Supplement, 6 July 2007
The first commercial valentines were produced in the U.S. in 1834 by one Robert H. Elton, and the custom of sending greeting cards with amorous messages has persisted.
—Phillip Lopate, Wigwag, February 1990
His amorous affairs he flaunted as if they were masterpieces, and he invited his marital partner to share in the esthetic experience.
—John Updike, New York Times Book Review, 29 Mar. 1987
He has an amorous nature.
male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females
Harold Love, Times Literary Supplement, 6 July 2007
The first commercial valentines were produced in the U.S. in 1834 by one Robert H. Elton, and the custom of sending greeting cards with amorous messages has persisted.
—Phillip Lopate, Wigwag, February 1990
His amorous affairs he flaunted as if they were masterpieces, and he invited his marital partner to share in the esthetic experience.
—John Updike, New York Times Book Review, 29 Mar. 1987
He has an amorous nature.
male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females
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But be willing to temporarily set your to-do lists aside, because the first week of April will be unexpectedly amorous.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, your hair color is your choice, and rightfully so.
Would wearing a red wig when your husband is feeling amorous be a workable compromise?
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
Of course, descents into Hades are common in Ancient Greek stories, from the amorous Orpheus to the theft of Persephone to Homer’s wandering sailor, Odysseus.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, your hair color is your choice, and rightfully so.
Would wearing a red wig when your husband is feeling amorous be a workable compromise?
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
Of course, descents into Hades are common in Ancient Greek stories, from the amorous Orpheus to the theft of Persephone to Homer’s wandering sailor, Odysseus.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amorous
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“Amorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amorous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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amorous
adjective
am·o·rous
ˈam-(ə-)rəs 
1
: tending to love : easily falling in love
an amorous nature
2
: of, relating to, or caused by love
an amorous glance
amorously
adverb
amorousness
noun
Etymology
Middle English amorous "moved by love," from early French amorous (same meaning), derived from Latin amare "to love" — related to amateur
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