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paramour

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun paramour has 2 senses
  1. fancy man, paramour - a woman's lover
    --1 is a kind of lover
  2. concubine, courtesan, doxy, odalisque, paramour - a woman who cohabits with an important man
    --2 is a kind of mistress, kept woman, fancy woman

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Paramour

Part of Speech: noun

Sense 1: A lover, especially one who is not married to or in a committed relationship with the other person.

Example Sentence 1: She had a secret paramour with whom she met every Wednesday night.

Example Sentence 2: The scandalous affair between the politician and his paramour was exposed by the media.


Part of Speech: adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or characteristic of a paramour.

Example Sentence 1: They spent a passionate evening together, engaging in paramour activities.

Example Sentence 2: The paramour rendezvous was a well-kept secret until now.


Part of Speech: noun, obsolete

Sense 1: An illicit lover or partner in adultery.

Example Sentence 1: The knight engaged in an affair with his paramour, which brought chaos to his marriage.

Example Sentence 2: In the old romantic tales, noblewomen would often have a secret paramour.


Part of Speech: noun, archaic

Sense 1: A person with whom one is secretly in love, usually from a distance.

Example Sentence 1: The artist regarded his muse as his paramour, despite never declaring his love to her.

Example Sentence 2: She couldn't resist gazing at her paramour from afar, dreaming of a love that would never be.


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