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anteros

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Definition of anteros

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical, uncountable)The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
    “The loved one, in turn, thus subject to the fiery soul of the lover, experiences anteros, a counterlove whose calm consent amounts to very filial affection […]”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντέρως (antérōs), reputedly coined by Plato. That in turn comes from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἔρως (érōs, “love”), hence the translation as counterlove.

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