AMOROUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amorousness mean? 

• AMOROUSNESS (noun)
  The noun AMOROUSNESS has 2 senses:

1. a feeling of love or fondness

2. the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

  Familiarity information: AMOROUSNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMOROUSNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of love or fondness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

amorousness; enamoredness

Hypernyms ("amorousness" is a kind of...):

love (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection)

Derivation:

amorous (inclined toward or displaying love)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The arousal of feelings of sexual desire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

amativeness; amorousness; eroticism; erotism; sexiness

Hypernyms ("amorousness" is a kind of...):

concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amorousness"):

carnality; lasciviousness; lubricity; prurience; pruriency (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)

Derivation:

amorous (expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance)