2021-04-30 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – amatory & amorous

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2021-04-30

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – amatory & amorous

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง amatory = ‘AM-uh-tawr-ee’ – adj. = ‘am-uh-TAWR-ee-uhl’

ออกเสียง amorous = ‘AM-er-uhs’

Amorous – noun = amorosity = ‘am-uh-ROS-i-tee”

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Amorous

Did You Know?

A couple smooching on a park bench could be called amorous,

or a young married couple who are always hugging and kissing.

But the wordis often used a bit sarcastically,

as when a tabloid newspaper gets hold of some scandalous photos

and calls the participants "the amorous pair".

In such cases,

we may be encouragedto think

the attraction is morephysical than emotional.

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

amatory & amorous

These terms refer to loversor love-making.

Each hasa sexual connotation

and may be considered less chaste

than loving when used as an adjective.

An amatoryor amorous look is stronger

(more sexual) than a loving glance.

There is littledistinction in meaning and usage

between amatory andamorous,

although the latteris more often applied to persons

than is the former.

(an amatory letter; an amorous relationship between Hal and Judy.)