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amour

noun

ə-ˈmu̇r How to pronounce amour (audio)
Definition of amournext
as in affair
a brief romantic relationship in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones

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Recent Examples of amour Like in Gaza mon amour, the Nassers make plenty of nods to the corruption and ineptitude of the ruling regime, who believe their The A-Team-style television show will help the cause. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 Venus in Aries is a force to be reckoned with regarding both matters of amour and of money. — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025 More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Modern yet infused with traditional design codes like tailoring, Moore’s look was augmented by her mon amour pumps by Aquazzura. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for amour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amour
  1. affair
  2. romance
  3. fling
Noun
  • Dmitriy Mazurov plays successful company director Gleb, whose seemingly perfect life starts to unravel, not due to the conflict however, but rather his suspicions that his wife (Iris Lebedeva) is having an affair.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At 53 years old, Feng Xia, a Chinese immigrant in Montreal, finally confronts her repressed desire for women and begins a secret affair with a young Québécoise.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of affair
Noun
  • But even there, romance novels can serve as a safe and healthy way for young (and not-so-young) people to explore their own desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Founder Brian Pitt has a track record of successful book-to-screen adaptations, having produced both the After franchise — based on Todd’s books — and the Beautiful Disaster franchise, based on the New Adult romance books by Jamie McGuire.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of romance
Noun
  • Before Harry and Markle were together, the royal was spotted with many girlfriends and brief flings over the years.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Renata, post-divorce from her fraudster husband Gordon, takes up motorcycle lessons and a fling with a workout instructor.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of fling

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“Amour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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