English Explanatory Dictionary

anteros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

anteros anterôs anterōs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντέρως (antérōs), reputedly coined by Plato. That in turn comes from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἔρως (érōs, “love”), hence the translation as counterlove.

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