amorous
In the mood
Amorous describes feelings or behavior relating to romantic or sexual love.
An amorous glance suggests desire; an amorous advance is a romantic overture.
The word carries a slightly literary or formal tone, often implying passion that may be unwelcome or excessive: He grew amorous after a few drinks.
The amorous couple couldn't keep their hands off each other.
Warm liking or affection
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- caringShowing kind concern
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
adoration · cherish · doting · loving · gentle · embrace · endearing · smitten
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- cravingPowerful urge to have
attraction · ardor · pining · passion · ache · hunger · thirst · obsession
Sexually stimulating
- caressGentle loving touch
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- arousalStirring to heightened state
seductive · sultry · intimate · chemistry · libidinous · voluptuous · sensuous · hedonistic
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- trystSecret romantic meeting
rendezvous · suitor · beau · lovebirds · star-crossed · courtly · chivalry · gallantry
Affectedly modest
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- playfulInclined toward fun
- winkingBrief one-eyed closure
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
dallying · charming · cheeky · flirtation · coquette · come-hither · seductive · impish
Love goddess, or planet
lovesick · swoon · enthrall · amorist · heartthrob · lovestruck · arrow · enchantment
fondness
Warm liking or affection
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- caringShowing kind concern
devotion · adoration · cherish · doting · loving · gentle · embrace · endearing · smitten · besotted
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- lustIntense carnal appetite
craving · attraction · ardor · pining · passion · ache · hunger · thirst · obsession · enchantment
erotic
Sexually stimulating
- caressGentle loving touch
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
arousal · seductive · sultry · intimate · chemistry · libidinous · voluptuous · sensuous · hedonistic · desirous
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
tryst · rendezvous · suitor · beau · lovebirds · star-crossed · courtly · chivalry · gallantry · admirer
coy
Affectedly modest
banter · dallying · charming · cheeky · flirtation · coquette · come-hither · seductive · impish · mischievous
Venus
Love goddess, or planet
Freya · lovesick · swoon · enthrall · amorist · heartthrob · lovestruck · arrow · enchantment · philter
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- lovingloving, adoring, affectionate, caring, cherishing
- erotic poetryerotic poetry, love poetry, love poems, love sonnets, Sappho
- eroticaerotic, erotic literature, eroticism, erotica, sensuality
- romancelove story, love, boyfriend, courting, girlfriend
- kisseskiss, peck, smooch, snog, buss