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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorous
Adjective
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There’s no confirmation on when season two will arrive on Prime Video, but leave it to the erotic audio app Quinn to quickly capitalize on Abdalla and Kalyn’s chemistry in the meantime.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
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His new movie, about a wealthy Moscow family, is both an erotic thriller and an indictment of amoral oligarchy detached from the war with Ukraine.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Bryant and Larson both master the sexy-robot-baby intonation of a very particular strain of 2000s pop, making the displacement doubly funny.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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When a sexy new lawyer, played by Brett Goldstein, begins working for her, that policy becomes well-tested.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The brilliant young Mozart, only 34 at the time of the premiere, lifted this ludicrous amatory romp into sublime heights with his music.—
Jeremy Yudkin,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 July 2023
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Lapine, making his feature film debut, doesn’t have the technique to turn this amatory whirl into a lyrical roundelay.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2023
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“Amorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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