as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females
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Recent Examples of amorous
For amorous moments, choose fragrances that pull you in, but don’t overpower.
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Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Crew members are trained to deal with troublesome passengers like amorous or entitled couples.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Venus forms a conjunction to the sun in Capricorn, highlighting our amorous inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
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Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Crew members are trained to deal with troublesome passengers like amorous or entitled couples.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Venus forms a conjunction to the sun in Capricorn, highlighting our amorous inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amorous
Adjective
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Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As far as wellness trends go, small talk isn’t sexy.—
Keith Wagstaff,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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How did Smart feel about Deborah getting to have some sexy fun?—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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The brilliant young Mozart, only 34 at the time of the premiere, lifted this ludicrous amatory romp into sublime heights with his music.—
Jeremy Yudkin,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 July 2023
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Lapine, making his feature film debut, doesn’t have the technique to turn this amatory whirl into a lyrical roundelay.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2023
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“Amorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amorous. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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