amour

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a love affair, especially one kept secret or considered illicit

   The memoir hints at an amour that lasted through the summer.

Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected development would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/, as seen in enamour, enamoured.

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