amourette — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- infatuation noun An intense but often short-lived attraction or passion for someone.
Senses
amourette is used for these senses in English:
- crush (informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
- fling A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- infatuation An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
- love grass Any of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
- puppy love (informal, pejorative) A childish or youthful infatuation with another person.
crush — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
- noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
- noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.
fling — full definition
- verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.