amant

See also: Amant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French amant, from Latin amantem, present participle of amō.

Noun

amant (plural amants)

1. (archaic) A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour.

Further reading

• “amant, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈman]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈmant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmant]

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Etymology 1

From Latin amantem, or from amar (“to love”).

Adjective

amant m or f (masculine and feminine plural amants)

1. loving

Noun

amant m or f by sense (plural amants)

1. lover (a sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amant

1. gerund of amar

Further reading

• “amant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “amant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “amant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “amant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.