Amoretto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæməˈɹɛtəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amoretto is a noun meaning (art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).
Meaning
(art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).
More Meanings
- A love poem.
- A male sweetheart, lover.
Example Sentences
Amoretti — a set of sonnets by Edmund Spenser describing his courtship and marriage (1595).
He was enchanted by the architecture of the city. Merry amoretti wove garlands above windows.
[…] a golden Eden of Joy, of bliss and marital raptures surrounded by choiring throngs of rosy amoretti […]
What is Life, and the best things in life, with which her Amorettoes and Idolatrous Adorers are so delighted?
Word Forms
- amorettos
- amoretti
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cherub, amourette, baby, bambino, inamoretta, inamorato.
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