amatory

adjective

am·​a·​to·​ry ˈa-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 

: of, relating to, or expressing sexual love

amatory adventures

Synonyms

• amorous
• aphrodisiac
• aphrodisiacal
• erogenous
• erotic
• erotical
• erotogenic
• sexy
• steamy

Examples of amatory in a Sentence

amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war

Recent Examples on the Web

The brilliant young Mozart, only 34 at the time of the premiere, lifted this ludicrous amatory romp into sublime heights with his music. —Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023

Lapine, making his feature film debut, doesn’t have the technique to turn this amatory whirl into a lyrical roundelay. —Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023

Peacock, talented, attractive, amatory, and a good friend to the bohemian Shelley circle, married, rather surprisingly, a Welsh parson’s daughter, Jane Gryffydh, who was ill at ease in London and developed life-long mental illness after the death of one of her children. —Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin amātōrius, adjective derivative of amātōr-, amātor "lover" — more at amateur

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

amatory

adjective

am·​a·​to·​ry ˈam-ə-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

: of, relating to, or expressing sexual love