amatory

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Pronunciation

/ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/

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/ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/ · /ˈæ.məˌtɔː.ɹi/ · [ˈɑː.mə.tə.ɹɪ](UK) · [ˈæ.məˌtɔɹ.i](US)

Definition of amatory

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adj

Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.

“Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]”
“In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.”

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

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