amat-, amor-, am-

(Latin: love, loving; fondness for; such as a man for a woman and a woman for a man)

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.

—Sam Levenson
amour (s) (noun), amours (pl)
A secret love affaire or lover: Troy and Sharon were in a relationship of amour, but didn't want to tell their parents about it yet.
enamor (verb), enamors; enamored; enamoring
1. To inspire someone with love, fondness, or passion: Being with Mary seemed to enamor him so much that he decided to ask her to marry him.
2. To charm, fascinate, or to captivate someone: The enchanting little island in the lake appeared to enamor the couple each time they went there.
To inflame with love and to captivate.
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enamored (adjective), more enamored, most enamored
Referring to the inspiration to love; captivated, fascinated by someone or something: James was so enamored and totally infatuated with his girlfriend that he sent her a bouquet of red roses everyday!
Fascinated or charmed by.
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inamorata (s) (noun), inamoratas (pl)
A woman whom someone loves or with whom somebody has a romantic relationship: Because Jim wanted to impress his parents, who were a bit old-fashioned, he introduced his girlfriend by saying that she was his inamorata!
A woman in love or beloved.
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paramour (s) (noun), paramours (pl)
1. A lover, of either gender; a wooer or a mistress: After two days, the parents were informed that their daughter sneaked away with her paramour!
2. A person who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; referring to a man or a woman: No one knew that Mrs. Robinson had a secret paramour whom she met every weekend!

A paramour can be a lover, especially someone in an adulterous relationship.

polyamorist (s) (noun), polyamorists (pl)
Someone who has more than one open romance going on at the same time: It was difficult for Mr. Green, as a polyamorist, to keep his different romances a secret, especially to keep the knowledge of his private affairs away from his wife!.

It should be noted that "poly" means "many", not "more than one".

—From new words and senses from the new 2006 update of
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
polyamorous (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to the practice of being in love or romantically involved with more than one person at the same time: Susan and Jim had a polyamorous marriage, knowing that they had love relationships with others, and after a while they were devorced!
polyarmory (s) (noun), polyarmories (pl)
The state or practice of having passionate activities with more than one romantic relationship at a time: In the story that Tim was reading, the couple thought that polyarmory would not be good for their love and partnership and would eventually lead to a separation.

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.