amatory

amatory

English

Etymology

From Latin amātōrius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from amātor (“a lover”), from amō (“I love”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mə.tə.ɹi/

Adjective

amatory (comparative more amatory, superlative most amatory)

1. Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.170:

     Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]

Related terms

• amateur
• amiable
• amicable
• amorous

 

Translations

of or relating to love, especially sexual love

French: amatoire (fr) Irish: grách, mianúil

Portuguese: amatório

References

• amatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amatory in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amatory at OneLook Dictionary Search