amat-, amor-, am- +
(Latin: love, loving; fondness for; such as a man for a woman and a woman for a man; an antonym of "hate")
Love at first sight is easy to understand. It's when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle.
amateur
1. Someone who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity for
pleasure rather than for payment or as a pastime rather than as a
profession.
2. In sports, an athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
3. Anyone who primarily loves or is greatly interested in doing something without being paid to do it.
4. Etymology: from French amateur, "lover of" from Old French which came from Latin amatorem, amator, "lover" from amatus, amare, "to love".
2. In sports, an athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
3. Anyone who primarily loves or is greatly interested in doing something without being paid to do it.
4. Etymology: from French amateur, "lover of" from Old French which came from Latin amatorem, amator, "lover" from amatus, amare, "to love".
amateurish
1. Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
2. Lacking the skill of a professional.
3. Unskillfully or unprofessionally done.
2. Lacking the skill of a professional.
3. Unskillfully or unprofessionally done.
amateurishly
Something which is done in an amateurish manner or without proper skills or
training.
amateurishness
1. Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
2. Something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency.
3. Anything done in an unskilful or incompetent way.
2. Something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency.
3. Anything done in an unskilful or incompetent way.
amative
1. Inclined toward or displaying love.
2. Relating to or inclined toward loving; amorous.
2. Relating to or inclined toward loving; amorous.
amatively
Strongly moved by love.
amativeness
The state or quality of being amative; relating to, or produced by, love.
amatory
1. Relating to, or expressive of love.
2. Involving, expressing, or typical of physical love.
2. Involving, expressing, or typical of physical love.
Amor
1. In Roman mythology, the god of love, son of Venus.
2. Another name for Cupid.
3. In Greek Mythology, Eros, the god of love, son of Aphrodite.
2. Another name for Cupid.
3. In Greek Mythology, Eros, the god of love, son of Aphrodite.
amor patriae
Love of fatherland.
Love for one's native country.
Amor vincit omnia.
Love conquers all.
Normally, the order in Latin is Omnia vincit amor.
Amore et tilmore.
Through love and fear.
Motto of German Emperor Joseph I (1705-1711).
amorous
Inclined toward or displaying love.
amorously
Expressing, showing, or feeling romantic love or sexual attraction.
amorousness
Being in love; enamored.
This "love" unit is the main contributing source for the words in the ami- or "friend" unit.
Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; philo-; vener-; venus.
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