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amours

noun

plural of amour
as in affairs
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 Synonyms for amours
  1. affairs
  2. romances
  3. flings
Noun
  • The plan included additional Israeli military withdrawals from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, the arrival of an international peacekeeping force and a new apolitical Palestinian government to administer the territory's day-to-day affairs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • She’s taken our domestic and global policy and government affairs operations to unseen levels of accomplishment.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of affairs
Noun
  • The four romances are bittersweet, about love that is marked by melancholy, ends too soon, or never got a chance to begin.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes romances, especially comedies, are set in a generic place.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of romances
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
  • Puppy love and summer flings abound when Tom Holland's Peter Parker goes on a European vacation to spend quality time with his crush MJ (Zendaya) and instead gets thrown into a few international incidents.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of flings
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“Amours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amours. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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