Definition for AM'O-ROUS

AM'O-ROUS, a. [Fr. amoreux; It. amoroso; from L. amor, love.]

  1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond.
  2. In love; enamored. – Shak.
  3. Pertaining or relating to love; produced by love; indicating love; as, amorous delight; amorous airs. – Milton. Waller.

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