amour

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/a.muʁ/

nounmasculineSing

love; affection (the feeling or emotion)

romantic love

Son amour pour la musique ne l'a jamais quitté.

His love for music never left him.

Synonyms:affection, passion, tendresse

nounmasculineSing

darling; sweetheart (term of endearment)

a lover; a love affair (count noun)

Salut mon amour, tu veux dîner dehors ce soir ?

Hi my love, do you want to eat out tonight?

Synonyms:chéri, cœur, trésor

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Amour means "love" and is a noun. It is typically masculine in the singular (un amour).

USAGE

It's used broadly for romantic, platonic, or familial love.

Examples: "L'amour de ma vie" (the love of my life), "un amour fou" (a crazy love).

TRAPS

While singular amour is masculine, in the plural, when referring to abstract love or romantic affairs, it becomes feminine and takes feminine adjectives: "de belles amours" (beautiful loves/affairs).

However, for specific beloved people or objects, it often remains masculine: "mes premiers amours" (my first loves).