amant means A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
Why this word is great
AMANT — [Noun] A lover, especially one involved in an illicit or passionate affair; a paramour. From French amant, from Latin amantem, the accusative singular present participle of amō ("to love"). Unlike "amoureux," which suggests a tender, acknowledged romance, or "spouse," which denotes a lawful, public union, the amant exists in the charged interstices of the unofficial. It is the scent of a stranger's perfume on a shirt collar, the conspiratorial warmth of a shared taxi at dawn, the specific weight of a hotel-room key returned—a testament to the private, consuming country love claims beyond the ledger of law, a ghost of a more ardent life haunting the margins of a respectable one.
noun
- A lover, especially if illicit; a paramour.