US /ˈæmərɛt/ UK /ˈæmərɛt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a love token, a sweetheart, or a little cupid (archaic)

    He wore his lady's amoret pinned beneath his cloak.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a love token, a sweetheart,... sweetheartcupidlove-knotdarling
Word family
Related forms amouramorous

Etymology

From Old French amorete ('love affair, sweetheart'), diminutive of amour ('love'), from Latin amor ('love'), from amare ('to love').

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