- paramour
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from par amour for the sake of love, willingly, from Anglo-French par amur Date: 14th century an illicit lover
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Paramour — Par a*mour, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d {Par}, and {Amour}.] 1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paramour — Par a*mour , Paramours Par a*mours , adv. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paramour — n. A lover, usually of a married person committing adultery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
paramour — (n.) c.1300, noun use of adverbial phrase par amour (c.1300) passionately, with strong love or desire, from Anglo Fr. par amour, from accusative of amor love, from amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)). Originally a term for Christ (by women) or the… … Etymology dictionary
paramour — [n] lover admirer, beau, boyfriend, concubine, courter, courtesan, doxy, escort, fiancé, fiancée, girlfriend, inamorata, inamorato, kept woman, mistress, steady, sweetheart; concepts 415,423 … New thesaurus
paramour — ► NOUN archaic or derogatory ▪ a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. ORIGIN from Old French par amour by love … English terms dictionary
paramour — [par′ə moor΄] n. [ME < par amur < OFr par amour, with love < par (L per), by + amour (L amor), love] 1. a lover or mistress; esp., the illicit sexual partner of a married man or woman 2. Archaic a sweetheart … English World dictionary
paramour — UK [ˈpærəˌmʊə(r)] / US [ˈperəˌmʊr] noun [countable] Word forms paramour : singular paramour plural paramours literary someone who you are having a sexual relationship with, especially someone you are not married to … English dictionary
paramour — [[t]pæ̱rəmʊə(r)[/t]] paramours N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s paramour is their lover. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: beloved … English dictionary
paramour — noun, archaic he was in love with his father s paramour Syn: lover, significant other, inamorata; mistress, girlfriend, kept woman, other woman; boyfriend, main squeeze, other man, inamorato; informal toy boy, sugar daddy; archaic concubine,… … Thesaurus of popular words
