as in sexy
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
Also in the episode, Trump complained about the size of his manhood in an official painting before crawling into bed with and trying to be amorous with Satan.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Cooking together is often seen as just as amorous as dinner itself.
—Ramal Nasim
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Roughly 100 million years ago, amorous male dinosaurs congregated in what is now Colorado to strut their stuff in hopes of impressing potential mates.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Pendergrass was a soul vocalist who, in the 1970s, routinely held concerts that his manager, Shep Gordon, advertised as so potentially amorous that only women could attend.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for amorous
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Cooking together is often seen as just as amorous as dinner itself.
—Ramal Nasim
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Roughly 100 million years ago, amorous male dinosaurs congregated in what is now Colorado to strut their stuff in hopes of impressing potential mates.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Pendergrass was a soul vocalist who, in the 1970s, routinely held concerts that his manager, Shep Gordon, advertised as so potentially amorous that only women could attend.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for amorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorous
Adjective
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This time around, fast-fashion brands, like Shein, are making homecoming dresses sexier to attract shoppers who don't want to look like their older sisters.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a crop of fresh, fun, sexy, and most important, diverse reality dating shows began to eat The Bachelor’s lunch.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The back of the knee is a surprisingly erotic spot, sensitive to light touch and teasing.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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To make peace, Replika reinstated the right to practice erotic role play, but only for legacy users who’d signed up before February, 2023.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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 16 Sep. 2025.
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