inamorata

[ in-am-uh-rah-tuh, in-am- ]

noun

, plural in·am·o·ra·tas.

1. a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.

inamorata

/ ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə; ˌɪnæmə- /

noun

1. a woman with whom one is in love; a female lover

Word History and Origins

Origin of inamorata¹

1645–55; < Italian innamorata (feminine); inamorato

Word History and Origins

Origin of inamorata¹

C17: see inamorato

Example Sentences

A visit from Cecily, accompanied by one of her inamoratas, riveted Harrison: The couple dressed alike in black, shared a single seat at the dinner table and ate from a single plate.

From New York Times

Hart said that, after the Rice story broke, Ben Bradlee had a Washington Post reporter give Hart a list of supposed inamoratas, warning that there would be a story unless Hart withdrew.

From New York Times

“Children of a Lesser God,” in which a teacher at a school for the deaf trains his inamorata to speak, made a brief return to Broadway, with a mixed-race cast.

From The New Yorker

Men were asked which of each pair they would prefer to give to their inamorata.

From Economist

“Both Washington and New York were wild with curiosity. I even made a few well-placed calls myself, debating the identity of the new inamorata.”

From Washington Post