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

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

Meanwhile, her toff inamorato takes to the boards.

From The Guardian

Though conscious that they were wishing her at least in Alabama, she felt much sympathy for the lovers, as she had a favoured inamorato of her own, who was now on his return from Canton.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boyfriend
• companion
• darling
• girlfriend
• heartthrob
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