inamorata

inamorata
   a mistress
   From the Italian innamorata, literally no more than a female with whom someone is in love:
    As a member of the Souls and for twenty years the inamorata of the painter, Edmund Burne-Jones... (S. Hastings, 1994)
   Inamorato is the male equivalent, although rarer.

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  • Inamorata — Студийный альбом Poco Дата выпуска 16 апреля 1984 …   Википедия

  • Inamorata — In*a mo*ra ta, n. [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See {Enamor}.] A woman in love; a mistress. The fair inamorata. Sherburne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inamorata — may refer to:* latin word for a female lover, 小S can i share my thoughts with you? * Inamorata (album) …   Wikipedia

  • inamorata — (n.) female lover, 1650s, from It. innamorata, fem. of innamorato, pp. of innamorare to fall in love, from in in + amore love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inamorata — [in am΄ə rät′ə, in am΄ərāt′ə] n. [It, fem. of in(n)amorato, lover, orig. pp. of in(n)amorare, to fall in love < in (see IN 1) + amore < L amor, love] a woman in relation to the person who loves her; sweetheart or lover …   English World dictionary

  • inamorata — UK [ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə] / US [ɪnˌæməˈrɑtə] noun [countable] Word forms inamorata : singular inamorata plural inamoratas literary a woman with whom you are in love …   English dictionary

  • Inamorata (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Inamorata Type = Album Artist = Poco Released = 16 April 1984 Recorded = Genre = Country rock Length = 37:56 Label = Atlantic Producer = Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Joe Chiccarelli Last album = Ghost Town (1982) This album =… …   Wikipedia

  • inamorata — noun Etymology: Italian innamorata, from feminine of innamorato, past participle of innamorare to inspire with love, from in (from Latin) + amore love, from Latin amor more at amorous Date: 1651 a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inamorata — /in am euh rah teuh, in am /, n., pl. inamoratas. a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover. [1645 55; < It innamorata (fem.); see INAMORATO] * * * …   Universalium

  • inamorata — noun a female lover or woman with whom one is in love; a mistress See Also: amore, amorist, amorous …   Wiktionary

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