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English
Etymology
From Middle English paramour , paramoure , peramour , paramur , from Old French par amor ( “ for love's sake ” ) . The modern pronunciation is apparently an Early Modern English readaptation of the French.
Pronunciation
( UK ) IPA (key ) : /ˈpæ.ɹə.mʊə/ , /ˈpæ.ɹə.mɔː/
( US ) IPA (key ) : /ˈpæɹəmɔɹ/
Hyphenation: par‧a‧mour
Noun
paramour (plural paramours )
( somewhat dated ) An illicit lover , either male or female.
Synonyms: leman , mistress ; see also Thesaurus:mistress
to run away with a paramour
1848 , Thomas Maucalay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second :The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour .
2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London) :The action scenes are deafening and punchily staged by director Louis Letterier (The Transporter), though I wish he’d set more time aside to spend with Nobby, his paramour Dawn (Rebel Wilson), their shaven-headed brood, and friends
( obsolete ) The Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ (when addressed by a person of the opposite sex).
Derived terms
Translations
illicit lover
Albanian: dashnor (sq) m , dashnore (sq) f
Arabic: خَلِيل m ( ḵalīl ) , خَلِيلَة f ( ḵalīla ) ; عَشِيق m ( ʕašīq ) , عَشِيقَة f ( ʕašīqa )
Armenian: սիրած (hy) ( sirac ) , սիրեկան (hy) m ( sirekan ) , սիրուհի (hy) f ( siruhi )
Belarusian: палюбо́ўнік m ( paljubóŭnik ) , каха́нак m ( kaxának ) , палюбо́ўніца f ( paljubóŭnica ) , каха́нка f ( kaxánka )
Bulgarian: извънбра́чен любо́вник m ( izvǎnbráčen ljubóvnik ) , любо́вник (bg) m ( ljubóvnik ) , любо́вница (bg) f ( ljubóvnica )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 姦夫 / 奸夫 (zh) ( jiānfū ) ( male ) ; 姦婦 / 奸妇 ( jiānfù ) ( female ) , 情婦 / 情妇 (zh) ( qíngfù ) ( female ) , 相好的 (zh) ( xiānghǎo de ) ( colloquial ) , 男妾 (zh) ( nánqiè ) ( male ) , 姘頭 / 姘头 (zh) ( pīntóu ) ( male and female )
Czech: milenec (cs) m , milenka (cs) f
Finnish: rakastaja (fi) ( male ) , rakastajatar (fi) ( female )
French: amant (fr) m ( male ) , amante (fr) f ( female ) , maîtresse (fr) f ( female )
German: Geliebte (de) f , Geliebter (de) m , Liebhaber (de) m , Liebhaberin (de) f , Mätresse (de) f , Poussage (de) f , Buhle (de) f
Greek: ερωμένος (el) m ( eroménos ) , ερωμένη (el) f ( eroméni ) , εραστής (el) m ( erastís )
Hebrew: מְאַהֵב (he) m ( m'ahév )
Italian: amante (it) m or f , madama (it) f
Japanese: 愛人 (ja) ( あいじん, aijin ) ( male and female ) , 情婦 (ja) ( じょうふ, jōfu ) ( female ) , 男妾 (ja) ( おとこめかけ, otokomekake, だんしょう, danshō ) ( male )
Korean: 애인(愛人) (ko) ( aein ) ( male and female ) , 정부(情婦) (ko) ( jeongbu ) ( female, dated ) , 정부(情夫) (ko) ( jeongbu ) ( male, dated ) , 남첩(男妾) ( namcheop ) ( male )
Macedonian: љубо́вник m ( ljubóvnik ) , љубо́вница f ( ljubóvnica ) , шва́лерка f ( šválerka )
Middle English: paramour
Nogai: суьеркер ( süyerker )
Occitan: amant m
Persian: فاسق (fa) ( fâseq )
Polish: kochanek (pl) m , kochanka (pl) f
Portuguese: amante (pt) m or f
Romanian: amant (ro) m , amantă (ro) f
Russian: любо́вник (ru) m ( ljubóvnik ) ( male ) , любо́вница (ru) f ( ljubóvnica ) ( female )
Sanskrit: कामुक (sa) m ( kāmuka )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: љу́ба̄внӣк m , шва̀ле̄р m , љу́ба̄вница f , шва̀ле̄рка f
Roman: ljúbāvnīk (sh) m , švàlēr (sh) m , ljúbāvnica (sh) f , švàlērka (sh) f
Slovak: milenec m , milenka (sk) f
Slovene: ljubimec (sl) m , ljubimka f
Spanish: amante (es) m or f , amor prohibido m
Ukrainian: коха́нець (uk) m ( koxánecʹ ) , коха́нок (uk) m ( koxánok ) , полюбо́вник m ( poljubóvnyk ) , коха́нка (uk) f ( koxánka )
Verb
paramour (third-person singular simple present paramours , present participle paramouring , simple past and past participle paramoured )
To go with a paramour; to have an affair .
1842 , John de Jean Fraser, The Stranger in His Native Place :The paramouring matron left / A babe and husband both bereft;
2011 , Joanna L. Grossman, Lawrence M. Friedman, Inside the Castle , Princeton University Press, →ISBN :This meant it could even call in "third party 'paramours'" and tell them to quit their paramouring .
Derived terms
Adverb
paramour (not comparable )
( obsolete , of loving, etc.) Passionately , out of sexual desire .
Synonyms: devotedly , passionately
Further reading
Middle English
paramoire , paramore , par amour , paramoure , par amoure , paramoures , paramours , par amours , paramowre , paramur , par amur , paramurs , peramour , peramoures , peramowre
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French par amour ( “ for love's sake ” ) ; equivalent to par- + amour .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˌparaˈmuːr/ , /ˈparamur/ , /ˈparəmur/
Adverb
paramour
In a loving or sexual way; amorously , passionately .
Synonym: amorously
1387–1400 , Geoffrey Chaucer , “The Knyghtes Tale ”, in The Canterbury Tales , ,
→OCLC ; republished in , editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
Iohn Reynes ,
1542 ,
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1485 , Sir Thomas Malory , “liij ”, in Le Morte Darthur , book X:Is this trouthe said Palomydes / Thenne shall we hastely here of sire Tristram / And as for to say that I loue la Beale Isoud peramours I dare make good that I doo / and that she hath my seruyse aboue alle other ladyes / and shalle haue the terme of my lyf (please add an English translation of this quotation)
In a kind or caring way; affectionately .
Please (used to make a request )
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Noun
paramour (plural paramours )
A lover ; a sexual or romantic partner :
A paramour ; an illicit sexual or romantic partner .
A term of address for someone that one loves .
Sexual , romantic or ( less often ) spiritual passion .
( rare , figurative ) Used of Jesus or Mary
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