amatory

== English == === Etymology === From Latin amātōrius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from amātor (“a lover”), from amō (“I love”). === Pronunciation === enPR: äʹ-mə-tə-rē, ăʹ-mə-tô'-rē, IPA(key): /ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/, /ˈæ.məˌtɔː.ɹi/ (UK) IPA(key): [ˈɑː.mə.tə.ɹɪ] (US) IPA(key): [ˈæ.məˌtɔɹ.i] Hyphenation: a‧ma‧to‧ry Rhymes: -ɑmətəɹi, -æmətɔːɹi === Adjective === amatory (comparative more amatory, superlative most amatory) Of or relating to love, especially sexual love. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “amatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amatory”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “amatory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.