amatoriousadj.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈtɔːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈtɔriəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin amātōrius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin amātōrius amatory adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier amatorial adj. and amatory adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by love, (in later use) esp. sexual love or desire. Formerly also: †capable of exciting love or sexual desire (obsolete). Also: inclined to love; amorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > of or relating to sexual love

amorousc1405

amatory1571

Venerean1575

amatorious1587

venerous1587

venereous1611

venerious1620

erotical1621

Anacreontic1640

erotic1668

gallant1673

un-Platonic1726

amatorian1779

pandemian1818

pandemica1822

genesial1848

aphrodisian1860

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > (of persons) inclined to love

lovelyc1225

amorousa1393

lovesome1575

nutty1819

amatorious1893

1587 W. Fulbeck Bk. Christian Ethicks sig. A8 Nothing was played but amatorious sonnets, and ridiculous Iigges.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης i. 12 The vaine amatorious Poem of Sir Philip Sidneys Arcadia.

1782 Crit. Rev. Sept. 213 Her seduction, at Dunbar, by that nobleman, was effected by means of amatorious potions.

1893 National Observer 23 Sept. 482/1 The divagations of amatorious poets with fragile women.

1905 Country Life 25 Feb. 278/2 When the male bird first begins to feel ‘amatorious’, the fact is made known to the world at large by a curious hoarsening of his voice.

1979 B. Salomon Crit. Analyses in Eng. Renaissance Drama 11 ‘Service’ and ‘servant’ are key words in the play: in addition to the heroic sense (duty to lord or king), there are the amatorious and sexual ones.

2009 El Paso Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. It has the ability to elicit amatorious feelings from adults and at the same time mere jocularity from kids.

Derivatives

amaˈtoriousness n. now rare. the quality of being amatory.Quot. 1969 refers to quot. 1649 at main sense.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > quality of being amorous

amorosityc1450

amorousness?c1500

amatoriousnessa1843

a1843 S. Dunn Mem. Seventy-five Eminent Divines (1844) 201 Amatoriousness and love of love.

1922 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Spanish Lit. v. 52 This was an antidote to the supposed mundane amatoriousness of Montemayor.

1969 Cambr. Rev. 89 69/1 The vain amatoriousness of Milton's judgment on the Arcadia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amatorious
释义	amatoriousadj. Brit. /ˌaməˈtɔːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˌæməˈtɔriəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin amātōrius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin amātōrius amatory adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier amatorial adj. and amatory adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by love, (in later use) esp. sexual love or desire. Formerly also: †capable of exciting love or sexual desire (obsolete). Also: inclined to love; amorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > of or relating to sexual love amorousc1405 amatory1571 Venerean1575 amatorious1587 venerous1587 venereous1611 venerious1620 erotical1621 Anacreontic1640 erotic1668 gallant1673 un-Platonic1726 amatorian1779 pandemian1818 pandemica1822 genesial1848 aphrodisian1860 the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > (of persons) inclined to love lovelyc1225 amorousa1393 lovesome1575 nutty1819 amatorious1893 1587 W. Fulbeck Bk. Christian Ethicks sig. A8 Nothing was played but amatorious sonnets, and ridiculous Iigges. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης i. 12 The vaine amatorious Poem of Sir Philip Sidneys Arcadia. 1782 Crit. Rev. Sept. 213 Her seduction, at Dunbar, by that nobleman, was effected by means of amatorious potions. 1893 National Observer 23 Sept. 482/1 The divagations of amatorious poets with fragile women. 1905 Country Life 25 Feb. 278/2 When the male bird first begins to feel ‘amatorious’, the fact is made known to the world at large by a curious hoarsening of his voice. 1979 B. Salomon Crit. Analyses in Eng. Renaissance Drama 11 ‘Service’ and ‘servant’ are key words in the play: in addition to the heroic sense (duty to lord or king), there are the amatorious and sexual ones. 2009 El Paso Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. It has the ability to elicit amatorious feelings from adults and at the same time mere jocularity from kids. Derivatives amaˈtoriousness n. now rare. the quality of being amatory.Quot. 1969 refers to quot. 1649 at main sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > quality of being amorous amorosityc1450 amorousness?c1500 amatoriousnessa1843 a1843 S. Dunn Mem. Seventy-five Eminent Divines (1844) 201 Amatoriousness and love of love. 1922 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Spanish Lit. v. 52 This was an antidote to the supposed mundane amatoriousness of Montemayor. 1969 Cambr. Rev. 89 69/1 The vain amatoriousness of Milton's judgment on the Arcadia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1587
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