amatory

English

Etymology

From Latin amātōrius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from amātor (“a lover”), from amō (“I love”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: äʹ-mə-tə-rē, ăʹ-mə-tô'-rē, IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/, /ˈæ.mə.ˌtɔː.ɹi/
  • (UK) /ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/, [ˈɑː.mə.tə.ɹɪ]
  • (US) /ˈæ.mə.ˌtɔɚ̯.i/, [ˈæ.mə.ˌtɔɚ̯.i]

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• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧to‧ry
• Rhymes: -ɑmətəɹi, -æmətɔːɹi

Adjective

amatory (comparative more amatory, superlative most amatory)

1. Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.170:

     Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]

Derived terms

• amatorily

 

Related terms

• amateur
• amiable
• amicable
• amorous

 

Translations

of or relating to love, especially sexual love

• Catalan: amatori
• French: amatoire (fr)
• Galician: amatorio
• Irish: grách, mianúil
• Italian: amatorio (it)
• Portuguese: amatório
• Spanish: concupisciente

References

• “amatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “amatory”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “amatory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.