inamorata
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian innamorata, the feminine form of innamorato (“lover, boyfriend”), from innamorare (“to make somebody fall in love”), from in- (“in”) + amore (“love”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑːtə
- IPA(key): /ɪnˌæmɒˈɹɑːtə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ɪnˌæmɒˈɹɑːtə]
- (General American) IPA(key): [ɪnˌæməˈɹɑːɾə]
Noun edit
inamorata (plural inamoratas)
- A female lover or woman with whom one is in love; a mistress.
- 1828, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XVI, in Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 111:
- Presently Monsieur Margot made his appearance. Though very much surprised at seeing me, he did not appear the least jealous of my attentions to his inamorata.