inamorato

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

noun

, plural in·am·o·ra·tos.

1. a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.

inamorato

/ ˌɪnæmə-; ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtəʊ /

noun

1. a man with whom one is in love; a male lover

Word History and Origins

Origin of inamorato¹

1585–95; < Italian innamorato, masculine past participle of innamorare to inflame with love. See enamor

Word History and Origins

Origin of inamorato¹

C16: from Italian innamorato, innamorata, from innamorare to cause to fall in love, from amore love, from Latin amor

Example Sentences

She deserves a better musical, as does Renard as her astonished interplanetary inamorato.

From Los Angeles Times

To be fair, it’s clear that in writing “Mr. Fullerton” — a play about Wharton, Henry James and their mutual inamorato, Morton Fullerton — Anne Undeland was as besotted as I am by the steely author of classic novels including “The Age of Innocence,” “Ethan Frome” and “The House of Mirth.”

From New York Times

He became my beau, my inamorato, my on-again, off-again lover.

From New York Times

You, my Albert, on me now like a daybreak inamorato, so unfamiliar I can only just remember your formal name.

From The New Yorker

We’re looking for a best friend, an accomplice, as well as an inamorato.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• boyfriend
• companion
• darling
• girlfriend
• heartthrob
• lover