Oh my word Amour, Amorous, Armour, Armoury

“Be warm, but pure; be amorous, but be chaste.” –Lord Byron

Amour is person’s secret lover; illicit affair as it is not morally, traditionally or custom-wise correct or accepted; amour is someone’s secret affair.

Celebrities’ amours are sought after by the media (pandering to the audience) for they make a sleazy news item.

Amour is a noun. Do you have an amour?

Amorous is an adjective. Amorous means having a feeling, or showing a feeling of sexual desire for someone. The derivatives of amorous are amorously (adverb) and amorousness (noun).

Affection and amorousness feed on each other in a couple’s relationship.

Amorous scenes are the staple diet of many Bollywood movies.

Armour is the solid protective metal covering worn by person who is ready for the battle field. Armour was worn by medieval army and their rulers to such as knights and kings to protect their bodies. These days, armour’s equivalent is the bullet-proof jackets and vests.

Armour plate is the metal layer of a military vehicle, ship, or any other mode of transport used to attach or defend.

A country’s defences depend upon its military strength that includes infantry, armour, armoury, aerial power and the resources to mobilize.

Education should help an individual to have holistic skills and abilities which will serve as his armour not only to find employment but also to over emotional and mental crises.

What’s your armour (noun) in times of unemployment? I am armoured (verb) with savings, and stress busting activities.

Armour-plated is an adjective.

Armoury is the place for storing arms. Armoury is the arms depot, armoury is the place for arsenals, ordnance depot.

Since the birth of the kingdom, empire, country, nation-state, or a country, the rulers maintained an armoury for keeping the arms and ammunitions to defend against the invaders, and to fight against those who harmed them.

Armoury also refers to resources of a person or country that are used for a particular purpose.

What is your armoury to find a livelihood?

My armoury for livelihood is skills in computer science, and the ability to invent one in an unforeseen situation.

Tipu Sultan (20 November 1750 – 4 May 1799), one of the revolutionary rulers of pre-Independent India, had maintained armouries. His armoury of 1,000 tonnes at Srirangapatna located between Mysuru and Bengaluru was planned to shift from its existing location to make way for railway-track doubling. What was once just an armoury has become a monument of historical significance to the independent India’s heritage.

Kovuuri G Reddy