amourette

noun

am·​ou·​rette

¦amə¦ret

plural -s

1

: a trifling or ephemeral love affair

2

: a woman involved in a trifling love affair

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French, from amour + -ette

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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