amante
French, noun/a.mɑ̃t/
amante is spelled A-M-A-N-T-E (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,000th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amante is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of amant (“lover”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ou Celle qui a de l’amour pour une autre personne”.
What does amante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of amant (“lover”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ou Celle qui a de l’amour pour une autre personne. 2. ou Celle qui aime quelque chose avec passion. 3. Celle qui reçoit les faveurs d’un homme (ou, plus rarement, d’une femme) avec lequel elle n’est pas mariée. 4. Celle qui donne du plaisir sexuel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amante
- amantes plural
- amant masculine
- amant·e neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amante?
- /a.mɑ̃t/
- \a.mɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amante in French?
amante appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).