amour
/əˈmʊɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.03 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from French.
Example Sentences
- "Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all—and yet there's something in that voice of hers…."
- "Jones had mentioned the Fact of his Amour, and of his being the Rival of Blifil, but had cautiously concealed the Name of the young Lady."
- "The amours of the greater scaup are, if anything, even more varied."
- "‘Dulce, will you go to the masquerade-ball to night?’ said I to my lesser-half, on a bright evening during the gayest part of the ‘carnival season.’ / ‘No, my amor,’ answered she; ‘I am ill this evening; do n’t go out to-night, but stay by my side, and let your cheering presence save a doctor’s fee.’"
- "Makes you wonder how they were able to see their amours, or their hands..."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin amōrem Old French amor Middle French amourbor. Middle English amour ▲ French amourinflu. English amour Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected pronunciation would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/; compare enamour, enamoured.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈmʊɹ/
- British English: /əˈmʊə/