amoureux
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.57 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A lover; a romantic partner.
name
A surname from French.
Example Sentences
- "Ogier, thinking it is the Virgin Mary, commences an Ave; but the lady tells him she is Morgue la faye, who at his birth had kissed him, and retained him for her loyal amoureux, though forgotten by him."
- ""Yet your mother," Rowland objected, "told me just now that you say you don't care a button for him." "Very likely! I meant as an amoureux. One does n't want a lover one pities, and one does n't want - of all things in the world - a husband who's a picturesque curiosity.""
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Amoureux