enamored

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US/ɪˈnæməɹd/

adjective

In love, amorous.

“She's enamored of [or with] her new boyfriend.”

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveenamored (comparative more enamored, superlative most enamored)

comparative more enamored · superlative most enamored · alternative enamoured · alternative enamor’d · alternative enamour’d · alternative inamor’d · alternative inamored · alternative inamour’d · alternative inamoured

  1. In love, amorous.

    She's enamored of [or with] her new boyfriend.

    1 more example

    During the 1980s, its vivid streetlife became a symbol of the “consumer socialism” that distinguished Hungary from other Eastern Bloc states, but Budapesters today are rather less enamoured of Váci: dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle.

    2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73

    Synonyms: head over heels, twitterpated

verb

alternative enamoured · alternative enamor’d · alternative enamour’d · alternative inamor’d · alternative inamored · alternative inamour’d · alternative inamoured

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of enamor

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveIn love, amorous.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemarked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchenamore
  2. Middle Englishenamoured
  3. Englishenamored

Inherited from Middle English enamoured, a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer; compare amour and enamor, enamour.

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Translations

Arabic عَاشِق
  • عَاشِق (ʕāšiq)in love, amorous
Bulgarian влюбен
  • влюбен (vljuben)in love, amorous
Czech zamilovaný, okouzlený
  • zamilovanýin love, amorous
  • okouzlenýin love, amorous
Danish forelsket
  • forelsketin love, amorous
Dutch verliefd
  • verliefdin love, amorous
Finnish rakastunut, ihastunut
  • rakastunutin love, amorous
  • ihastunutin love, amorous
French amoureux, enamouré
  • amoureuxin love, amorous
  • enamouréin love, amorous
German verliebt, hingezogen
  • verliebtin love, amorous
  • hingezogenin love, amorous
  • entzücktin love, amorous
  • hingerissenin love, amorous
  • gefesseltin love, amorous
  • fasziniertin love, amorous
Hebrew מאוהב \ מְאֹהָב
  • מאוהב \ מְאֹהָב (m'ohav)in love, amorous
Italian innamorato
  • innamoratoin love, amorous
Norwegian Bokmål forelsket
  • forelsketin love, amorous
Persian آلفته, شیدا
  • آلفته (âlofte)in love, amorous
  • شیدا (šeydâ)in love, amorous
  • عاشق ('âšeq)in love, amorous
Polish zakochany
  • zakochanyin love, amorous
Romanian amorezat, înamorat
  • amorezatin love, amorous
  • înamoratin love, amorous
  • îndrăgostitin love, amorous
Russian влюблённый, очаро́ванный
  • влюблённый (vljubljónnyj)in love, amorous
  • очаро́ванный (očaróvannyj)in love, amorous
  • без ума́ (bez umá)in love, amorous
  • в восто́рге (v vostórge)in love, amorous
Slovak zamilovaný
  • zamilovanýin love, amorous
Spanish enamorado
  • enamoradoin love, amorous
Swedish betagen, betuttad
  • betagenin love, amorous
  • betuttadin love, amorous
  • störtförälskadin love, amorous
Turkish aşık
  • aşıkin love, amorous
Ukrainian зако́ханий, залю́блений
  • зако́ханий (zakóxanyj)in love, amorous
  • залю́блений (zaljúblenyj)in love, amorous

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APA

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Chicago

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