inamorata

noun

in·​amo·​ra·​ta i-ˌna-mə-ˈrä-tə How to pronounce inamorata (audio)
Synonyms of inamoratanext
: a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations

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a story about a powerful politician and his inamorata a number of women have been suggested as the inamorata who inspired such passionate love poetry
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Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name. — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023 The idyllic scenery also represents the happy ending that Yadra’s lesbian daughter, Zelia, wants to imagine about what happened to her great aunt Nena, who chose to stay behind in Cuba to be with her married inamorata, Antonia. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021

Word History

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

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inamorata was in 1651

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“Inamorata.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inamorata. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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