different between aimer vs adorer

English

Etymology

aim +? -er

Noun

aimer (plural aimers)

1. One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.

Anagrams

• Maire, Marie, Miera, armie, ramie, reaim, rimae

French

Etymology

From the conjugated forms of Old French amer, from Latin am?re, present active infinitive of am? (“I love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.me/, /?.me/
• Rhymes: -e
• Homophones: aimai, aimé, aimée, aimées, aimés, aimez

Verb

aimer

1. to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to like)

2. to like (often with bien)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• je t'aime
• je vous aime
• qui aime bien châtie bien
• qui m'aime me suive

Related terms

• amateur
• ami, amie
• amour

Further reading

• “aimer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• maire
• marie, Marie, marié

Norman

Etymology

From Old French amer.

Verb

aimer

1. (transitive) to love

Conjugation

Antonyms

• haïr (“to hate”)
• haguir (“to hate”)

Old French

Verb

aimer

1. Alternative form of amer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

From adore +? -er.

Noun

adorer (plural adorers)

1. Someone who adores.
   1. Someone who worships.
      • 1582, Gregory Martin (translator), The New Testament of Jesus Christ, Translated Faithfully into English, Reims: John Fogny, John 4.23, p. 226,^[1]

        But the houre commeth, and now it is, when the true adorers shal adore the Father in spirit and veritie.

      • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, London, Book 8, lines 140-143,^[2]

        […] I in one Night freed

        From servitude inglorious welnigh half

        Th’ Angelic Name, and thinner left the throng

        Of his adorers […]

      • 1798, Thomas Paine, Atheism Refuted, London: J. Johnson, p. 17,^[3]

        All men in the outset of the religion they profess are adorers of a God, and friends of man.

      Synonyms: devotee, worshipper

   2. Someone who has a deep admiration, fondness or love (of someone or something).
      • c. 1609,, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 4,^[4]

        […] I profess myself her adorer, not her friend.

      • 1732, George Berkeley, Alciphron, Dublin: G. Risk et al., Volume 2, Dialogue 6, Chapter 32, p. 83,^[5]

        I who profess my self an Admirer, an Adorer of Reason, am obliged to own, that in some Cases the Sharpness of Ridicule can do more than the Strength of Argument.

      • 1871, W. S. Gilbert, “Old Paul and Old Tim” in More “Bab” Ballads, London: Routledge, 1892, p. 164,^[6]

        When rival adorers come courting a maid,

        There’s something or other may often be said,

        Why he should be pitched upon rather than him.

        This wasn’t the case with Old PAUL and Old TIM.

      • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, London: Picador, Chapter 13, p. 403,^[7]

        The funny thing was that all the envelopes were addressed in the same hand, in green or sometimes purple capitals. It was like one crazed adorer laying siege to Leo.

      Synonym: admirer

Translations

Anagrams

• roader, roared

Catalan

Etymology

Ador +? -er

Adjective

adorer (feminine adorera, masculine plural adorers, feminine plural adoreres)

1. Ador (Valencia, Spain) (attributive), of Ador, from Ador

Noun

adorer m (plural adorers, feminine adorera)

1. a person from, or an inhabitant of Ador, Valencia, Spain

Further reading

• “adorer” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “adorer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adorer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Old French adorer, borrowed from Latin ad?r?, ad?r?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d?.?e/

Verb

adorer

1. to love, to adore
2. (religion) to worship

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: adore

Further reading

• “adorer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dorera, rodera, rôdera

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a?do?.rer/, [ä?d?o???r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a?do.rer/, [??d?????r]

Verb

ad?rer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ad?r?

Old French

Alternative forms

• adurer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad?r?, ad?r?re. Doublet of aorer. The -d- was re-introduced from influence from Ecclesiastical Latin.

Verb

adorer

1. (chiefly Christianity) to praise (usually God)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: adorer
  • French: adorer
    • Haitian Creole: adore
  • ? Dutch: adoreren
• ? Middle English: adoren
  • English: adore