"amorousness" meaning in English

See amorousness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.nəs/, /ˈæm.ɹəs.nəs/, /ˈæ.mɚ.əs.nəs/ [General-American], /ˈæ.mə.ɹʊs.nəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amorousness.wav [Southern-England] Forms: amorousnesses [plural], amourousness [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English amorous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English amorousness From amorous + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|amorous|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English amorous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English amorousness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "amorousness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="amorousness"> From amorous + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} amorousness (usually uncountable, plural amorousnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being amorous. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: amorosity Translations (the state or quality of being amorous): Verliebtheit [feminine] (German), zakochanie [neuter] (Polish), amorosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), влюблённость (vljubljónnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), förälskelse [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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