amour

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amour^¹

/əˈmʊə/ UK
/aˈmʊə/ UK
/əˈmʊɹ/ US
/ɑˈmʊɹ/ US
/-ˈmoɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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 pronunciation would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/; compare enamour, enamoured.

noun amours · amor

countable, uncountable Courtship; flirtation. Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all—and yet there's something in that voice of hers….
countable, uncountable A love affair. Jones had mentioned the Fact of his Amour, and of his being the Rival of Blifil, but had cautiously concealed the Name of the young Lady.
countable, uncountable A lover. ‘Dulce, will you go to the masquerade-ball to night?’ said I to my lesser-half, on a bright evening during the gayest part of the ‘carnival season.’ / ‘No, my amor,’ answered she; ‘I am ill this evening; do n’t go out to-night, but stay by my side, and let your cheering presence save a doctor’s fee.
countable, obsolete, uncountable Love, affection.

Amour^²

proper noun

A surname from French.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: affair, intimacy, affaire, involvement, liaison, lovey, loving, love, darling, sweetheart, lover, romance, sex, propre, eros, sake

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@misc{amour_2026,
  title = {amour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}