French

Amour

Proper noun

Amour m

1. Amur (the river between the Far East Russia and China)

English

Noun

amour ‎(plural amours)

1. (obsolete) Love, affection.
2. Courtship; flirtation.
   • 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin 2000, p. 75:

     Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all – and yet there's something in that voice of hers….

3. A love affair.
   • 1990 October 26, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:

     The amours of the greater scaup are, if anything, even more varied.

4. A lover.
   • 2000 December 29, James McManus, “The Winter Casino”, in Chicago Reader:

     Makes you wonder how they were able to see their amours, or their hands...

Related terms

• amorous

French

Etymology

From Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.muʁ/
• Rhymes: -uʁ
• Homophone: amours

Noun

amour m ‎(plural amours)

1. love
   • 2008, Cécile Corbel (lyrics and music), “Where have you been”, in Songbook vol. 3 - renaissance (CD, in English and French), Brittany: Keltia Musique, performed by Cécile Corbel:

     O mon Amour
     Mes pensées sont en voyage
     Elles s'enroulent comme un ruban
     O my love I've been searching
     But I don't know how
     To find my way in the world without you

     O my Love
     My thoughts are wandering
     They wind like a ribbon
     O my love I've been searching
     But I don't know how
     To find my way in the world without you

Usage notes

• Though masculine when singular, the word amour is feminine when plural in the literary language.

Related terms

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French amor, from Latin amor.

Noun

amour m (plural amours)

1. love

Descendants

• French: amour

Norman

Etymology

From Old French amor, from Latin amor.

Noun

amour m ‎(plural amours)

1. (Jersey) love