Synonyms for amorousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : am-er-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm ər əs |
Définition of amorousness
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French amorous (Modern French amoureux), from Late Latin amorosum, from amor "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy). Related: Amorously; amorousness.
- noun love
- He gazed down upon her with a mixture of amorousness and awe.
- Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis
- She did not love him, and the amorousness of the unloved is a bore.
- Extract from : « Coquette » by Frank Swinnerton
- Her trouble was that thoughts and ambitions were in conflict with Gaga's amorousness.
- Extract from : « Coquette » by Frank Swinnerton
- Men, when it came to her type of beauty, were a little too suggestive of their amorousness.
- Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
- As she would not endure the amorousness, irritability invariably resulted.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives
- We know his defiant celebrations of Sex, of amorousness, of maternity; of that Love of Comrades which "passeth the love of women."
- Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys
- I can no longer justify it by my love for the beautiful, or my amorousness, or the faults of my companion.
- Extract from : « My Religion » by Leo Tolstoy
- The spectacle of their passion will doubtless be a new one for me, and I shall give my amorousness a rest.
- Extract from : « Ancient Manners » by Pierre Louys
Antonyms for amorousness
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