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- Dictionaryamour/əˈmʊə/
noun
- 1. a love affair or lover, especially one that is secret: "he is enraged at this revelation of his past amours"
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The meaning of AMOUR is a usually illicit love affair; also : lover. How to use amour in a sentence.
an illicit or secret love affair. amour. / amur / noun. a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of amour 1.
Amour is a French word for a love affair, especially a secret or illicit one. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
Amour is a French word meaning a love affair, especially a secret one. Learn how to say it, see pictures and example sentences, and find out more about its origin and usage.
- English
- French
- Middle English
- Middle French
Alternative forms
1. amor
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected development would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/, as seen in enamour, enamoured.
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /əˈmʊə/, /aˈmʊə/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /əˈmʊɹ/, /ɑˈmʊɹ/, /-ˈmoɹ/ 3. Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The regular phonetic development would be ameur, attested in Old French; there has probably been an influence from Old Occitan.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /a.muʁ/ 2. Rhymes: -uʁ 3. Homophone: amours
Noun
amour m or f (plural amours) 1. love 1.1. 1931, “J’ai deux amours”, performed by Josephine Baker: 1.1.1. J’ai deux amours / Mon pays et Paris 1.1.1.1. I have two loves/ My country and Paris 1.2. 2008, Cécile Corbel (lyrics and music), “Where have you been”, in Songbook vol. 3 - renaissance (CD), Brittany: Keltia Musique: 1.2.1. Ô mon Amour/ Mes pensées sont en voyage / Elles s’enroulent comme un ruban / O my love I’ve been searching / But I don’t know how / To find my way in the world withou...
Alternative forms
1. amoure, amur
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. Sense 3 could be due to the influence of Middle French ameur (“lover”), from Old French ameor, from Latin amātor, but may instead be a semantic development from the first two senses; compare love (“love, lover”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /aˈmuːr/, /ˈamur/
Etymology
From Old French amor, from Latin amor.
Noun
amour m (plural amours) 1. love
noun. An intimate sexual relationship between two people: affair, love, love affair, romance.
Amour is a French word for a love affair, especially an illicit one. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and sentence examples of amour from YourDictionary.
