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Meaning of anteros | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“The loved one, in turn, thus subject to the fiery soul of the lover, experiences anteros, a counterlove whose calm consent amounts to very filial affection […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

anteroseptum anterostriid anterostyle anterosuperiorly anteroventral anteroventrally