l'amour
Passion in Paris
L'amour is French for love, borrowed into English for romantic or poetic effect.
It appears in phrases like c'est l'amour (that's love) or l'amour fou (mad, obsessive love).
English speakers use it to add Continental flair or wry sophistication: Ah, l'amour—it makes fools of us all.
Life and love instinct
- agapeMouth held wide
- philiaSuffix for attraction
- platonicFriendly without romance
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
universal · compassion · soul · connection · transcendence · divine · spiritual · Plato
Intense emotional drive
- belovedOne who is treasured
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- romanceLove and its excitement
- desireIntense wanting
infatuation · devotion · tenderness · intimacy · courtship · soulmate · longing · adoration
Of or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- filialOf sons or daughters
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
tenderness · protection · bond · kinship · devotion · cherish · care · warmth
Metered poetic passage
- chansonFrench vocal composition
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- museThink deeply about
lyric · ode · ballad · Edith Piaf · serenade · romanticism · melancholy · bittersweet
eros
Life and love instinct
unconditional · universal · compassion · soul · connection · transcendence · divine · spiritual · Plato · selfless
passion
Intense emotional drive
- belovedOne who is treasured
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- romanceLove and its excitement
desire · infatuation · devotion · tenderness · intimacy · courtship · soulmate · longing · adoration · embrace
maternal
Of or like mothers
unconditional · tenderness · protection · bond · kinship · devotion · cherish · care · warmth · embrace
verse
Metered poetic passage
- chansonFrench vocal composition
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
muse · lyric · ode · ballad · Edith Piaf · serenade · romanticism · melancholy · bittersweet · eternal
sensuality
Pursuit of physical pleasure
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- liaisonConnector between groups
affair · lust · boudoir · embrace · caress · rapture · forbidden · passionate · rendezvous · clandestine
l'amourhatred
Intense hostile aversion
hate · loathing · abhorrence · detestation · animosity
l'amourindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · coldness · emptiness · lovelessness · isolation
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