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
Spring flings are in and passions are running hot—especially on May 22, when amorous Venus makes a lucky trine to feisty Mars in your relationship zone.
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
The first week of May is full of luck and magic, as amorous Venus aligns with dreamy planet Neptune in your sign on May 2.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
There was the rich shopaholic Desperate Housewife; an amorous painter; a sociopathic hitman who was a whiz at pub trivia; a grumpy old man; a schizophrenic; a kids basketball coach; a magician; a dominatrix; a medieval history professor fond of LARP-ing; and a ballroom dancer, to name a few.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
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
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
The first week of May is full of luck and magic, as amorous Venus aligns with dreamy planet Neptune in your sign on May 2.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
There was the rich shopaholic Desperate Housewife; an amorous painter; a sociopathic hitman who was a whiz at pub trivia; a grumpy old man; a schizophrenic; a kids basketball coach; a magician; a dominatrix; a medieval history professor fond of LARP-ing; and a ballroom dancer, to name a few.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorous
Adjective
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The inclusion of her father and a compelling love interest, though, add a new dimension to the woman who once arranged student files by sexiest dads.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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This suit manages to keep you covered from top to bottom to backside while still being on-trend with today’s sexier one-pieces.—
Kristin Corpuz,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Chen moved onto other roles, including director Oliver Stone's 1993 film Heaven and Earth and Lee's 2007 erotic drama Lust, Caution.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920 by Manisha Sinha Andrew Delbanco The Connoisseur of Desire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.—
Rachel Nolan,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2025
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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 23 May. 2025.
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