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Amor vs Amour - What's the difference?

amor | amour |

Amour is a descendant of amor.



As nouns the difference between amor and amour

is that amor is an asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars while amour is love, affection.

amor

English

(wikipedia Amor)

Noun

(Amor asteroid) (en noun)
  • (astronomy) An asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars

    • Anagrams

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    amour

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Love, affection.
  • Courtship; flirtation.
  • * 1926 , , The Great Gatsby , Penguin 2000, p. 75:
    • Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all – and yet there's something in that voice of hers….
  • A love affair.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1990, date=October 26, author=Jerry Sullivan, title=Field & Street, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=The amours of the greater scaup are, if anything, even more varied. }}
  • A lover.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2000, date=December 29, author=James McManus, title=The Winter Casino, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Makes you wonder how they were able to see their amours , or their hands... }}

    Related terms

    * amorous ----