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PARAMOUR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PARAMOUR?

Need another word that means the same as “paramour”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “paramour” in this overview.

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Paramour as a Noun
Definitions of "Paramour" as a noun
Synonyms of "Paramour" as a noun (6 Words)
Associations of "Paramour" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Paramour” are: concubine, courtesan, doxy, fancy man, lover, beloved

Paramour as a Noun

Definitions of "Paramour" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “paramour” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.
A woman's lover.
A woman who cohabits with an important man.

Synonyms of "Paramour" as a noun (6 Words)

beloved	A beloved person used as terms of endearment. He watched his beloved* from afar.*
concubine	A woman who cohabits with an important man.
courtesan	A woman who cohabits with an important man. They diverted their remaining funds into frequenting courtesans.
doxy	A prostitute.
fancy man	A kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination.
lover	A person who likes or enjoys a specified thing. I think she had a secret lover.

Associations of "Paramour" (30 Words)

alimony	Financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce; maintenance. He is said to have paid 300 000 alimony* to his first wife.*
beau	A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy.
bigamy	The offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred.
boyfriend	A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman. If I d known he was her boyfriend* I wouldn t have asked.*
concubine	A woman who cohabits with an important man.
connubial	Of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband. Their connubial* bed.*
couple	Connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment) to another. Clean the stains with a couple* squirts dishwashing liquid.*
darling	Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person. Good night darling.
estranged	(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated. Harriet felt more estranged* from her daughter than ever.*
ex	A man who was formerly a certain woman’s husband. All his exes live in Texas.
fellow	A friend who is frequently in the company of another. He was an extremely obliging fellow.
fiance	A man who is engaged to be married.
fiancee	A woman who is engaged to be married.
friendship	The state of being friends (or friendly. The foreign ministers extended to eastern Europe the hand of friendship.
girlfriend	A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved. His girlfriend* kicked him out.*
husband	A married man considered in relation to his spouse. She and her husband* are both retired.*
lover	A partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage. I think she had a secret lover.
married	A person who is married. A happily married* man.*
marry	Blend or combine with something. Most Chardonnays don t marry* well with salmon.*
matrimony	The state of being married; marriage. The joys of matrimony.
mistress	A woman master who directs the work of others. A mistress* of the sound bite she is famed for the acidity of her tongue.*
moll	The girlfriend of a gangster. I d rush the money over to his moll.
morganatic	Of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior. He contracted a morganatic* marriage with a German born actress.*
newlywed	Someone recently married.
partner	Act as a partner. We ve partnered with several venues and organizations to bring fun science events to the city.
polygamy	The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time.
spouse	A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
wed	Get married to. He was to wed* the king s daughter.*
widower	A man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried. Her new found passion has turned me into a tennis widower.
wife	The wife of a person with a specified occupation. A clergy wife.