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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
  • Adam Abdalla, the firm’s founder and most visible figure, will transition to a new role, with senior vice president Marcella Zimmerman assuming public-facing affairs.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Above all, Han Fei counseled, leaders must avoid heartfelt emotional responses to affairs of state lest they be interpreted as signs of vulnerability or weakness.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of affairs
Noun
  • Now, as our influence contracts, the world returns to its old romances.
    — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Marshals is back with more explosions, missing children and rural romances.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 2 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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