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Meaning of "amatory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMATORY

From Latin amātōrius, from amāre to love.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMATORY

amatory  [ˈæmətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AMATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amatory

Amatory was a Russian metal band, formed in 2001 in Saint Petersburg. The group won two awards at the Russian Alternative Music Prize in 2005 and has toured across Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine and Finland.

Definition of amatory in the English dictionary

The definition of amatory in the dictionary is of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMATORY


acclamatory
əˈklæmətərɪ
chrismatory
ˈkrɪzmətərɪ
confirmatory
kənˈfɜːmətərɪ
consummatory
kənˈsʌmətərɪ
crematory
ˈkrɛmətərɪ
declamatory
dɪˈklæmətərɪ
defamatory
dɪˈfæmətərɪ
desquamatory
dɪˈskwæmətərɪ
dogmatory
ˈdɒɡmətərɪ
exclamatory
ɪkˈsklæmətərɪ
fumatory
ˈfjuːmətərɪ
inflammatory
ɪnˈflæmətərɪ
informatory
ɪnˈfɔːmətərɪ
lachrymatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
lacrimatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
lacrymatory
ˈlækrɪmətərɪ
noninflammatory
ˌnɒnɪnˈflæmətərɪ
performatory
pəˈfɔːmətərɪ
proclamatory
prəˈklæmətərɪ
reformatory
rɪˈfɔːmətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMATORY

amate
amateur
amateur dramatics
amateur status
amateurish
amateurishly
amateurishness
amateurism
amateurship
Amati
amation
amative
amatively
amativeness
amatol
amatorial
amatorially
amatorian
amatorious
amaurosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
laboratory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of amatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AMATORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «amatory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of amatory

Translation of «amatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMATORY

Find out the translation of amatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恋爱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

amatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेम उत्पन्न करनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Amatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেমপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amoureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amatur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verliebt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

amatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연애의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có vẻ tình cam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதல் சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैत्रीपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşıkâne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amoroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Amatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erotic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

amatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

amatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

amatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMATORY»

The term «amatory» is regularly used and occupies the 85.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «amatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «amatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMATORY»

Discover the use of amatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Amatory Elegies of Johannes Secundus
This volume contains the first translation into English of all the major love poetry of the Renaissance neo-Latin poet Johannes Secundus and the first detailed critical appreciation of the first two books of his Elegies and the Elegiae ...
Janus, Secundus, Paul Murgatroyd, 2000
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Equal Ardor: Female Desire, Amatory Fiction, and the ...
By placing novels by Aphra Behn and Eliza Haywood at the center of the history of the novel, I argue that female selfhood in the early novel was contingent on the heroine's erotic desire, and that amatory fiction encouraged complex ...
Aleksondra Hultquist, 2008
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The art of love: amatory fiction from Ovid to the Romance of ...
The more closely one reads these works, Peter Allen contends, the harder it is to understand them: "Didactic, heavy-handed, and problematic, they teach would-be lovers how to behave in order to have others accomplish their desires, yet they ...
Peter L. Allen, 1992
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Seductive Forms: Women's Amatory Fiction from 1684 to 1740
Historicist and feminist accounts of the `rise of the novel' have neglected the phenomenon of the professional woman writer in England prior to the advent of the sentimental novel in the 1740s.
Ros Ballaster, Rosalind Ballaster, 1998
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Amatory persuasion in antiquity: studies in theory and practice
In 1888 she was a delegate to the international women's congress in Washington, D.C. This volume is about her travels and experiences in the new world.
Nicolas P. Gross, 1985
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Sonnets, Amatory, Descriptive and Religious: Odes, Songs and ...
Odes, Songs and Ballads Thomas Rodd. finalist XIII. TO ZEPHYR. Go, gentle breeze, that from the new-mowu hay, Or banks of damask roses, all in bloom, Dost waft o'er hill and dale a soft perfume, Stealing with fragrance sweet the sense ...
Thomas Rodd, 1814
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Appearing to Diminish: Female Development and the British ...
And the inclusion of Toni O'Shaughnessy Bowers's essay, "Sex, Lies, and Invisibility: Amatory Fiction from the Restoration to Mid-Century," in The Columbia History of the British Novel (1994) underlines how crucial such scholarship is now ...
Lorna Ellis, 1999
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Melodies, Duets, Trios, Songs, and Ballads, Pastoral, ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Samuel Woodworth, 2012
9
Erotic Love Poems: Poems of Diverse Amatory Moods
Contributing Authors Include William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Gay, John Suckling, John Dryden And Others.
Citadel Press Publisher, 1946
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The English Novel in History, 1700-1780
2. AMATORY. FICTION. Behu,. Manley,. Haywood. I. In 1770 Samuel Johnson observed that the "violence and ill effects" of the "passion of love" had been exaggerated, "for who knows any real sufferings on that head more than from the  ...
John J. Richetti, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amatory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mateu: I joined FC Goa because of pure interest
Asked what he felt of the standards of Indian football, Mateu was amatory in his explanantion. "I think it was really good, with some amazing ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
2
The ROM's new Pompeii exhibit offers much to see but falters in …
For cheek (and for some perhaps, chic), check out the groaningly titled “Sex in the City” section where, courtesy of an array of amatory artifacts, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
3
Failure in the police state
... state security and part relation of the depths plumbed by protagonist Nasser in his amatory entanglements. It is an uncompromisingly modern ... «Qantara.de, Jun 15»
4
Your mate might share his sandwich but not his heart
For years I'd assumed the word related to amateur (literally a lover), or the warmth of amatory and amiable. The hunch felt right. We seek a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
5
Thomas Adès: Powder Her Face
... acting chops to represent the Duke's mistress, who clues him in on his wife's amatory activities and helps him locate the incriminating photos, ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
6
'Treasures and Talismans: Rings From the Griffin Collection' Review
... to You” (in Latin), the large, heart-shape cabochon ruby is completely opaque, but its deep red hue vividly gets the amatory message across. «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
7
Here & Now #108 Sex change
You see, my amatory encounters were always at night. Sure, the darkness is romantic – candles, stars, infomercials. But it is also a cover; ... «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
8
Romp with style: The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible …
... inscribed "True love waits" worn by naive abstainers; suburbia masking sadomasochistic denizens; the structural use of classic amatory texts; ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
9
Todd Haynes' 'Carol' is a beautiful throwback to another era
“In Phyllis' screenplay, you're always in the point of view of the more amatory, and thus, less powerful, character. But that changes over the ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner review – wonderfully committed and …
Amatory games and rituals … English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Photograph: Simon Jay Price. «The Guardian, May 15»

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