Amor

[ ey-mawr ]

noun

1. Cupid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amor¹

< Latin: love; amorous

Example Sentences

I returned to “Rules of Civility,” by Amor Towles, after reading “Table for Two”; he’s so charming, entertaining and elegant you want to hit him in the head with a rock.

From New York Times

“Tunisia is deepening the crisis and promoting the idea that there is no solution,” Ben Amor told Radio Mosaique.

From Seattle Times

They first coupled up at Casa Amor - the notorious section of the show where boys and girls are split between two villas and tempted away from their current partner.

From BBC

In fiction, we recommend a romance novel, a twisty detective story about translators on the hunt for a missing author and a stylish story collection from Amor Towles.

From New York Times

In 2019, “Amor Eterno” became widely played at memorials and funerals in El Paso in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 23 people.

From Los Angeles Times