Antonyms for amorousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : am-er-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm ər əs


Definition of amorousness

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French amorous (Modern French amoureux), from Late Latin amorosum, from amor "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy). Related: Amorously; amorousness.
  • noun love
Example sentences :
  • He gazed down upon her with a mixture of amorousness and awe.
  • Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis
  • She did not love him, and the amorousness of the unloved is a bore.
  • Extract from : « Coquette » by Frank Swinnerton
  • Her trouble was that thoughts and ambitions were in conflict with Gaga's amorousness.
  • Extract from : « Coquette » by Frank Swinnerton
  • Men, when it came to her type of beauty, were a little too suggestive of their amorousness.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • As she would not endure the amorousness, irritability invariably resulted.
  • Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives
  • We know his defiant celebrations of Sex, of amorousness, of maternity; of that Love of Comrades which "passeth the love of women."
  • Extract from : « Visions and Revisions » by John Cowper Powys
  • I can no longer justify it by my love for the beautiful, or my amorousness, or the faults of my companion.
  • Extract from : « My Religion » by Leo Tolstoy
  • The spectacle of their passion will doubtless be a new one for me, and I shall give my amorousness a rest.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Manners » by Pierre Louys

Synonyms for amorousness

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