Amatory
11amatory — /ˈæmətri / (say amuhtree) adjective relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look. Also, amatorial. {Latin amātōrius} …
12amatory — adjective Date: 1599 of, relating to, or expressing sexual love < amatory adventures > …
13amatory — adjective /ˈamətəɹi/ Of or relating to love, especially sexual love. Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows [...]. See Also: amateur, amiable, amicable, amorous …
14amatory — See amatory, amorous …
15amatory — I amative, amatory (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. loving, affectionate; amorous, ardent; erotic. See love. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. amorous, passionate, erotic, loving; see amorous . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sexual,… …
16Amatory fiction — is a genre of British literature popular during the late 17th century and 18th century. Amatory fiction predates, and in some ways predicts, the invention of the novel. Amatory fiction was written by women and for women. As its name implies,… …
17Amatory anatomy — Amatory anatomy, sometimes referred to simply as anatomy, is a historical type of English poetry whereby the author describes his or her appreciation for their lover s body parts. The person being described is usually female. [… …
18amatory, amorous — These terms refer to lovers or love making. Each has a sexual connotation and may be considered less chaste than loving when used as an adjective. An amatory or amorous look is stronger (more sexual) than a loving glance. There is little… …
19amatory rites — acts of copulation Not the marriage service: ... my two friends soon translated both their sleeping arrangements and their deafening amatory rites to the bed in Nathan s quarters. (Styron, 1976) …
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