Of loving, etc.: out of or through romantic feeling or sexual desire; passionately.
Of loving, etc.: out of or through romantic feeling or sexual desire; passionately.
Paramour means: Of loving, etc.: out of or through romantic feeling or sexual desire; passionately.. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
paramour means: Of loving, etc.: out of or through romantic feeling or sexual desire; passionately.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Paramour means: Of loving, etc.: out of or through romantic feeling or sexual desire; passionately.. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(intransitive, chiefly, dated) To have an illicit or secret affair with a person, especially someone who is not one's spouse.
“he's actually aroace and his repeated role as a dubcon paramour was due to being targeted by the director. Pepe was as uncomfortable as the rest of us, he told me once. RIP to a man whose struggle never really came to light.”
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(chiefly, archaic) A person who is the object of one's love, especially in an affair or romance; a lover; also, a sexual partner.
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