amour
/a.muʁ/
amour is the French word for love.
The term refers to love. In a formal context, you might encounter phrases like Amour profond to describe deep love or Amour éternel to signify eternal love. In informal settings, Amour fou is used to translate to crazy love.
How does it change in a sentence?
In modern standard French, the word is almost exclusively masculine, such as un amour. The feminine form une amour is reserved only for specific literary or poetic contexts to denote a profound or idealized love.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and is pronounced /a.muʁ/.
Did you know?
- The expression amour-propre does not mean 'self-love' in a healthy sense, but refers specifically to one's 'pride' or 'self-esteem' that can be wounded.
- French uses the word amour in the expression un amour de… to describe something exceptionally cute or lovely, such as un amour de chien for a lovely dog.
- While amour means 'love', the phrase mon amour is often used as a term of endearment for children or pets, not just romantic partners.
Examples in context
- Le mot français "amour" vient de l'occitan par les Troubadours, sinon ce serait "ameur".The French word "amour" comes from the Occitan language through the troubadours, otherwise it would be "ameur".This sentence provides a historical note that the French word amour originates from the Occitan language through the troubadours.Tatoeba #1057170 by Batko, translation #1057176 by Batko
- Tu es mon amour fou !You are my crazy love!
- C'est un véritable amour de fruit.It is a real delight of a fruit.
- Il a un amour profond pour la musique.He has a deep love for music.
Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are talking about a classic romantic novel.
- EmmaCet amour est vraiment tragique.This love is truly tragic.
- GabrielOui, mais c'est une belle histoire.Yes, but it is a beautiful story.
- EmmaGabriel, tu aimes ce genre de livres ?Gabriel, do you like this kind of book?
- GabrielJ'adore les histoires d'amour.I love love stories.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry amour, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
