Definitions for paramour
ˈpær əˌmʊərparamour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fancy man, paramournoun

   a woman's lover

2. concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramournoun

   a woman who cohabits with an important man

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. paramournoun

   An illicit lover, either male or female.

2. paramouradverb

   Of loving etc.: passionately, out of sexual desire; devotedly.

3. Etymology: From par amor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paramournoun

   Etymology: par and amour, Fr.

   1. A lover or woer.

   Upon the floor
   A lovely bevy of fair ladies sat,
   Courted of many a jolly paramour,
   The which them did in modestwise amate,
   And each one sought his lady to aggrate. Fa. Queen.

   No season then for her
   To wanton with the sun her lusty paramour. John Milton.

   2. A mistress. It is obsolete in both senses, though not inelegant or unmusical.

   Shall I believe
   That unsubstantial death is amorous,
   And that the lean abhorred monster keeps
   Thee here in dark to be his paramour. William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paramournoun

   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

2. Paramournoun

   love; gallantry

3. Paramouradverb

   alt. of Paramours

4. Etymology: [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d Par, and Amour.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paramour

   par′a-mōōr, n. a lover of either sex, now usually in the illicit sense. [Fr. par amour, by or with love—L. per amorem.]

Matched Categories

1. • Lover
   • Mistress

How to pronounce paramour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say paramour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paramour in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paramour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=paramour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paramour
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=paramour
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramour
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=paramour