anteros
See also: Anteros, anterôs, and anterōs
English
Alternative forms
- 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.
Noun
anteros (uncountable)
- (chiefly historical, Ancient Greece) The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
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