Dictionary

amorousness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæm.ɹəs.nəs/
• /ˈæ.mə.ɹʊs.nəs/ (UK)
• /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.nəs/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈæ.mɚ.əs.nəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English amorous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English amorousness From amorous + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being amorous.
   • And in her soul, she was lonely, because even Vanessa, to whose strength she clung, and on whose courage she leaned, knew nothing of what Jack Ashton's vices and follies, his disgraceful infidelities, and yet more disgraceful amorousnesses had taught her, nothing of where her knowledge had brought her. 1909, Julia Frankau, Sebastian, page 30:
   • There was a legend that Cleopatra was accustomed to dissolve pearls in vinegar and drink the fluid in order to promote her amorousness. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 65:

Forms

Synonyms

amorosity

Translations (5)

sv förälskelse (the state or quality of being amorous) · pl zakochanie (the state or quality of being amorous) · ru влюблённость (the state or quality of being amorous) · de Verliebtheit (the state or quality of being amorous) · pt amorosidade (the state or quality of being amorous)