amāns ntis, adj.with comp.and sup.
P. of amo, fond, loving, affectionate : homines amantes tui: cives patriae: tui amantior: nos amantissimi tui.—As subst, m . and f a lover, one in love : Amantium irae, T.: aliud est amatorem esse, aliud amantem, to be susceptible, ... to be in love .—Fig., friendly, kind, affectionate : nomen amantius: amantissima verba.