as in girlfriend
a female romantic companion a number of women have been suggested as the inamorata who inspired such passionate love poetry

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Recent Examples of inamorata Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name. Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023 The idyllic scenery also represents the happy ending that Yadra’s lesbian daughter, Zelia, wants to imagine about what happened to her great aunt Nena, who chose to stay behind in Cuba to be with her married inamorata, Antonia. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021 This quick test saves him from wasting a bolus of precious (seriously) sperm on a millipede inamorata from the wrong species. Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020 Today, mastering moguls is the pastime of moguls, not to mention movie stars and Trump inamoratas, as Ivana and Marla famously clashed in Aspen in 1989. Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inamorata
Noun
  • Epstein made an unmonitored call, thought to be to his girlfriend at the time, shortly before his death, which Barr acknowledged was a violation of procedures.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Brilliant chef Roxie has an ex-girlfriend in one scene.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike the Panthère—crowned the it girl watch of the 2020s—or the Tank Française, with its royal pedigree, the Demoiselle remained overlooked.
    Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The track is credited to fictional girl group Huntr/x, as well as the three women who actually perform as the characters in the movie, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Inamorata.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inamorata. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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