amour
noun/əˈmʊə(r)/
/əˈmʊr/
(from French, literary)- a love affair, especially a secret one
- He enjoyed talking about his past amours.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘love, affection’): via Old French from Latin amor ‘love’. The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.Definitions on the go
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