AMOROUS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

amorous

adjective

ˈa-mə-rəs

as in erotic

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females

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Recent Examples of amorous In a new study published in March, a team of scientists from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium used conch hops to calculate just how much space an amorous herd of conch need to mate. —

Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Service, on my visits, was a bit spacey, but it’s been tightening up; the tone of the place seems to be in progress, too, oscillating between that of a neighborhood joint, an amorous date-night nook, and a sceney hot spot. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 There’s an official battle, a backwoods kerfuffle, and some amorous activity on the side. —

Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026 The amorous couple abandoned their spouses, children, and lives (and Wright his practice) in 1909 to spend a year together in Europe before relocating to Taliesin in 1911. —

Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amorous

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Even if people have no interest in exploring BDSM practices themselves, there is so much to be learned about sexuality from these erotic communities.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
In an Instagram video posted by Quinn, an erotic stories app that Abdalla and her Off Campus co-star Stephen Kalyn recently voiced a narrative for, Abdalla was seen wearing a $39 necklace.

— Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 13 June 2026