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amorous

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Related to love or sexual desire. It is a more literary word than everyday “loving.”

Detailed Definition
Amorous is a traditional poetic adjective for desire, romance, or erotic feeling. In this poem it helps describe Love as a force that can affect the whole world, not just private emotion.
Example
Example in poetry:
The amorous moon leaned close above the river; “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways,” voices an amorous devotion; Amorous does not merely mean loving, but often implies erotic desire; In a contemporary lyric, amorous messages glow blue on a phone screen
Additional Notes
Amorous is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, and the quoted line uses it in a poetic sense rather than everyday speech.; Found in the poem, Love Armed by Aphra Behn
Also Known As
passionate romantic affectionate enamored
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