amour

[ uh-moor ]

noun

1. a love affair.
2. an illicit or secret love affair.

amour

/ amur /

noun

1. a love affair, esp a secret or illicit one

Word History and Origins

Origin of amour¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, Old French amo ( u ) r, representing a dial. form or < Old Provençal < Latin amōrem accusative of amor love, equivalent to am ( āre ) to love + -or -or ¹; amoretto

Word History and Origins

Origin of amour¹

C13: from Old French, from Latin amor love

Example Sentences

“Congratulations mon amour de la vie,” she wrote to Menendez, according to the indictment.

From Seattle Times

Charlie swoons listening to Nick’s French, so Nick throws him a cheesy but charming “Mon amour.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Happy birthday, Sophie. From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side… I love you, mon amour."

From Reuters

But Edna soon became a case study in exorbitant amour propre, lampooning suburban pretensions, political correctness and the cult of celebrity, and acquiring a damehood along the way.

From New York Times

But the food that might actually beat out those cliches in the department of amour is actually quite humble: Consider the roast chicken.

From Washington Post