Paramour

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship.
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  • n. An illicit lover, either male or female.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman.
  • n. Love; gallantry.
  • ad. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • With love; in love; as a lover.
  • n. A lover, of either sex; a wooer.
  • n. A lover, of either sex, in a bad sense; one who takes the place of a husband or wife without legal right: the only sense of the word now in use.
  • n. Love, as between the sexes; gallantry.
  • To love; be in love with; woo.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman who cohabits with an important man
  • n. a woman's lover
    • Equivalent
    paramours   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lover   
    Cross Reference
    for paramours   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    love    gallantry    lover    ladylove    mistress    concubine    hetaera   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bigamist    abduct    hypocrisie    omnivore    paladin    acts'   
     
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