amorous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amorous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for amorous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amorous adj inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous" Synonym(s): amative, amorous expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" Synonym(s): amatory, amorous, romantic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amorous \Am"orous\, a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous* disposition. 2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of; formerly with on. Thy roses amorous of the moon. --Keats. High nature amorous of the good. --Tennyson. Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. --Shak. 3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. [bd]Amorous delight.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Amorous airs.[b8] --Waller. Syn: Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent.