paramour
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Synonyms: paramor, paramount, armour, parlour, parador, paramours, paramo, paramore, paramus, paramos, parkour
Antonyms: paramor, paramount, armour, parlour, parador, paramours, paramo, paramore, paramus, paramos, parkour
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Noun
- {{lb|en|chiefly|archaic}} A [[person#Noun|person]] who is the [[object#Noun|object]] of one's [[love#Noun|love]], especially in an [[affair]] or [[romance#Noun|romance]]; a [[lover]]; also, a [[sexual#Adjective|sexual]] [[partner#Noun|partner]].
- {{lb|en|by extension}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive|chiefly|dated}} To have an [[illicit#Adjective|illicit]] or [[secret#Adjective|secret]] [[affair]] with a [[person#Noun|person]], especially someone who is not one's [[spouse#Noun|spouse]].
Adverb
- Of [[love#Verb|loving]], etc.: out of or through [[romantic#Adjective|romantic]] [[feeling#Noun|feeling]] or [[sexual#Adjective|sexual]] [[desire#Noun|desire]]; [[passionately]].
- {{non-gloss|[[use#Verb|Used]] chiefly when [[address#Verb|addressing]] someone}}: out of or through [[devotion]] or [[kindness]]; as a [[favor#Noun|favour]] or kindness.
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