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English
Etymology
From Latin amātōrius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from amātor (“a lover”), from amō (“I love”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
amatory (comparative more amatory, superlative most amatory)
- Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.170:Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 14:In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to love, especially sexual love
References
- “amatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “amatory”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “amatory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.