"paramour" meaning in English

See paramour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹə.mʊə/ [UK], /ˈpæ.ɹə.mɔː/ [UK], /ˈpæɹəmɔɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-ne-paramour.ogg , en-us-paramour.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English paramour, paramoure, peramour, paramur, from Old French par amor (“for love's sake”). The modern pronunciation is apparently an Early Modern English readaptation of the French. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paramour}} Middle English paramour, {{der|en|fro|par amor|t=for love's sake}} Old French par amor (“for love's sake”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} paramour (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, of loving, etc.) Passionately, out of sexual desire. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, usually Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: devotedly, passionately
    Sense id: en-paramour-en-adv-wUgrMyPF Disambiguation of Love: 25 30 31 14 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Middle English terms prefixed with par-, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 1 24 40 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with par-: 14 2 14 13 7 5 11 10 13 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 2 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 1 36 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 1 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 33 1 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 1 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 39 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paramours

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹə.mʊə/ [UK], /ˈpæ.ɹə.mɔː/ [UK], /ˈpæɹəmɔɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-ne-paramour.ogg , en-us-paramour.ogg Forms: paramours [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English paramour, paramoure, peramour, paramur, from Old French par amor (“for love's sake”). The modern pronunciation is apparently an Early Modern English readaptation of the French. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paramour}} Middle English paramour, {{der|en|fro|par amor|t=for love's sake}} Old French par amor (“for love's sake”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paramour (plural paramours)
  1. (somewhat archaic) An illicit lover, either male or female. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: leman, mistress, mistress Translations (illicit lover): dashnor [masculine] (Albanian), dashnore [feminine] (Albanian), خَلِيل (ḵalīl) [masculine] (Arabic), خَلِيلَة (ḵalīla) [feminine] (Arabic), عَشِيق (ʕašīq) [masculine] (Arabic), عَشِيقَة (ʕašīqa) [feminine] (Arabic), սիրած (sirac) (Armenian), սիրեկան (sirekan) [masculine] (Armenian), սիրուհի (siruhi) [feminine] (Armenian), палюбо́ўнік (paljubóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), каха́нак (kaxának) [masculine] (Belarusian), палюбо́ўніца (paljubóŭnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), каха́нка (kaxánka) [feminine] (Belarusian), извънбра́чен любо́вник (izvǎnbráčen ljubóvnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), любо́вник (ljubóvnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), любо́вница (ljubóvnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 姦夫 (Chinese Mandarin), 奸夫 (jiānfū) [masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), 姦婦 (Chinese Mandarin), 奸妇 (jiānfù) [feminine] (Chinese Mandarin), 情婦 (Chinese Mandarin), 情妇 (qíngfù) [feminine] (Chinese Mandarin), 相好的 (xiānghǎo de) [colloquial] (Chinese Mandarin), 男妾 (nánqiè) [masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), 姘頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 姘头 (pīntóu) [feminine, masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), milenec [masculine] (Czech), milenka [feminine] (Czech), rakastaja [masculine] (Finnish), rakastajatar [feminine] (Finnish), amant [masculine] (French), amante [feminine] (French), maîtresse [feminine] (French), Geliebte [feminine] (German), Geliebter [masculine] (German), Liebhaber [masculine] (German), Liebhaberin [feminine] (German), Mätresse [feminine] (German), Poussage [feminine] (German), Buhle [feminine] (German), ερωμένος (eroménos) [masculine] (Greek), ερωμένη (eroméni) [feminine] (Greek), εραστής (erastís) [masculine] (Greek), מְאַהֵב (m'ahév) [masculine] (Hebrew), amante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), madama [feminine] (Italian), 愛人 (aijin) (alt: あいじん) [feminine, masculine] (Japanese), 情婦 (jōfu) (alt: じょうふ) [feminine] (Japanese), 男妾 (alt: おとこめかけ, otokomekake, だんしょう, danshō) [masculine] (Japanese), 애인 (aein) (alt: 愛人) [feminine, masculine] (Korean), 정부 (jeongbu) (alt: 情婦) [dated, feminine] (Korean), 정부 (jeongbu) (alt: 情夫) [dated, masculine] (Korean), 남첩 (namcheop) (alt: 男妾) [masculine] (Korean), љубо́вник (ljubóvnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), љубо́вница (ljubóvnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), шва́лерка (šválerka) [feminine] (Macedonian), paramour (Middle English), суьеркер (süyerker) (Nogai), amant [masculine] (Occitan), فاسق (fâseq) (Persian), kochanek [masculine] (Polish), kochanka [feminine] (Polish), amante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), amant [masculine] (Romanian), amantă [feminine] (Romanian), любо́вник (ljubóvnik) [masculine] (Russian), любо́вница (ljubóvnica) [feminine] (Russian), कामुक (kāmuka) [masculine] (Sanskrit), љу́ба̄внӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), шва̀ле̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), љу́ба̄вница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), шва̀ле̄рка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ljúbāvnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), švàlēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ljúbāvnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), švàlērka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), milenec [masculine] (Slovak), milenka [feminine] (Slovak), ljubimec [masculine] (Slovene), ljubimka [feminine] (Slovene), amante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), amor prohibido [masculine] (Spanish), коха́нець (koxánecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), коха́нок (koxánok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), полюбо́вник (poljubóvnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), коха́нка (koxánka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-paramour-en-noun-1T0I1sgB Disambiguation of Love: 25 30 31 14 Disambiguation of 'illicit lover': 95 5
  2. (obsolete) The Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ (when addressed by a person of the opposite sex). Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-paramour-en-noun-YnjMpPWb Disambiguation of Love: 25 30 31 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with par-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Nogai translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 41 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 1 24 40 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 0 23 14 6 5 3 14 13 1 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with par-: 14 2 14 13 7 5 11 10 13 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 1 24 14 9 5 2 14 13 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 0 22 16 6 6 1 16 15 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 17 3 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 17 3 62 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 3 65 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 21 4 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 4 57 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 6 61 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 3 51 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 1 40 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 2 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 2 42 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 15 3 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 1 36 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 1 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 3 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 17 3 59 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 2 51 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 33 1 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Nogai translations: 20 2 55 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 20 2 55 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 18 3 57 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 3 53 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 3 55 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 4 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 1 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 26 2 48 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 3 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 21 3 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 17 3 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 18 4 58 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paramours Derived forms: out-paramour the Turk

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹə.mʊə/ [UK], /ˈpæ.ɹə.mɔː/ [UK], /ˈpæɹəmɔɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-ne-paramour.ogg , en-us-paramour.ogg Forms: paramours [present, singular, third-person], paramouring [participle, present], paramoured [participle, past], paramoured [past]
Etymology: From Middle English paramour, paramoure, peramour, paramur, from Old French par amor (“for love's sake”). The modern pronunciation is apparently an Early Modern English readaptation of the French. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paramour}} Middle English paramour, {{der|en|fro|par amor|t=for love's sake}} Old French par amor (“for love's sake”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} paramour (third-person singular simple present paramours, present participle paramouring, simple past and past participle paramoured)
  1. To go with a paramour; to have an affair. Categories (topical): Love Derived forms: out-paramour
    Sense id: en-paramour-en-verb-nlEbizmj Disambiguation of Love: 25 30 31 14 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Middle English terms prefixed with par-, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 1 24 40 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with par-: 14 2 14 13 7 5 11 10 13 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 2 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 1 36 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 1 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 33 1 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 1 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 1 39 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paramours

Inflected forms

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          "text": "to run away with a paramour",
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          "ref": "1848, Thomas Maucalay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second:",
          "text": "The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1934, Yusuf Ali, transl., The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary, surah 4, verse 25:",
          "text": "They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours:",
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        {
          "ref": "2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):",
          "text": "The action scenes are deafening and punchily staged by director Louis Letterier (The Transporter), though I wish he’d set more time aside to spend with Nobby, his paramour Dawn (Rebel Wilson), their shaven-headed brood, and friends",
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          "word": "leman"
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        {
          "word": "mistress"
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        {
          "word": "mistress"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "sense": "illicit lover",
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕašīq",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "عَشِيق"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕašīqa",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "عَشِيقَة"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "sirac",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "word": "սիրած"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "roman": "sirekan",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
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          "word": "սիրեկան"
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          "roman": "siruhi",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "սիրուհի"
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          "roman": "paljubóŭnik",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "палюбо́ўнік"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kaxának",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "каха́нак"
        },
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          "roman": "paljubóŭnica",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "палюбо́ўніца"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izvǎnbráčen ljubóvnik",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "извънбра́чен любо́вник"
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          "roman": "ljubóvnik",
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          "roman": "ljubóvnica",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "любо́вница"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "word": "姦夫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiānfū",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
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          "sense": "illicit lover",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qíngfù",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "情妇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiānghǎo de",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "相好的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nánqiè",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "男妾"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "word": "姘頭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "pīntóu",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "姘头"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "milenec"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "milenka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rakastaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rakastajatar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maîtresse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Geliebte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Geliebter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Liebhaber"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Liebhaberin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "illicit lover",
          "tags": [
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      "roman": "eroméni",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ερωμένη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "erastís",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "εραστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m'ahév",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְאַהֵב"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madama"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あいじん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aijin",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "愛人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうふ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōfu",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "情婦"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おとこめかけ, otokomekake, だんしょう, danshō",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "男妾"
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      "alt": "愛人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "aein",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "애인"
    },
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      "alt": "情婦",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeongbu",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "정부"
    },
    {
      "alt": "情夫",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeongbu",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
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      "roman": "namcheop",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "남첩"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ljubóvnik",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "љубо́вник"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
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      ],
      "word": "љубо́вница"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šválerka",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "шва́лерка"
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "word": "paramour"
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    {
      "code": "nog",
      "lang": "Nogai",
      "roman": "süyerker",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "word": "суьеркер"
    },
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      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "amant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fâseq",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "word": "فاسق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kochanek"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "kochanka"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amante"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amant"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "amantă"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubóvnik",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "любо́вник"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "ljubóvnica",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "любо́вница"
    },
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kāmuka",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कामुक"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
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      "word": "љу́ба̄внӣк"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
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      "word": "шва̀ле̄р"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
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      "word": "švàlēr"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "milenec"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "milenka"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ljubimec"
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    {
      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ljubimka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amor prohibido"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "koxánecʹ",
      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "коха́нець"
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "коха́нок"
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "полюбо́вник"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "illicit lover",
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