Meanings
- Enamored (of a person, etc.)
I think John is in love.
4 more examples
Isn't it nice to see two people in love?
Romeo was in love with Juliet.
“Don’t misunderstand me. I was quite honest with him. I told him, what was true, that I liked him very much, that I hoped to come to like him more, but that I was not in any way what the world calls ‘in love’ with him. He declared that that satisfied him, and so—we were married.”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 141So she said "What's the problem, baby?" / What's the problem? I don't know / Well, maybe I'm in love (love) / Think about it every time / I think about it / Can't stop thinking 'bout it
2004 May 3, Adam Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Bryson, Matt Malley, David Immerglück, “Accidentally in Love”, in Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack, performed by Counting Crows - informalVery fond (of an idea, etc.)
I'm not exactly in love with the idea of having to start again from scratch.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemarked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabian مُغْرَم
- مُغْرَم (muḡram)of a person or persons: enamored
Catalan enamorat
- enamoratof a person or persons: enamored
Danish forelsket
- forelsketof a person or persons: enamored
Dutch verliefd op, gek van
- verliefd opof a person or persons: enamored
- gek vanvery fond (of an idea, etc.)
Esperanto amanta
- amantaof a person or persons: enamored
Finnish rakastunut
- rakastunutof a person or persons: enamored
French amoureux de
- amoureux deof a person or persons: enamored
German verliebt in
- verliebt inof a person or persons: enamored
Greek ερωτευμένος
- ερωτευμένος (erotevménos)of a person or persons: enamored
Hebrew מְאֹהָב
- מְאֹהָב (m'oháv)of a person or persons: enamored
Hungarian szerelmes
- szerelmesof a person or persons: enamored
Icelandic ástfanginn af, hrifinn af
- ástfanginn afof a person or persons: enamored
- hrifinn afvery fond (of an idea, etc.)
Irish i ngrá le
- i ngrá leof a person or persons: enamored
Italian innamorato di
- innamorato diof a person or persons: enamored
Japanese 恋する
- 恋する (koi suru)of a person or persons: enamored
Māori whaiāipo
- whaiāipoof a person or persons: enamored
Norwegian Bokmål forelsket
- forelsketof a person or persons: enamored
Polish zakochany, zakochany
- zakochanyof a person or persons: enamored
- zakochanyvery fond (of an idea, etc.)
Portuguese enamorado, apaixonado
- enamoradoof a person or persons: enamored
- apaixonadoof a person or persons: enamored
Romanian îndragostit de
- îndragostit deof a person or persons: enamored
Russian влюблённый в, влюблённый в
- влюблённый в (vljubljónnyj v)of a person or persons: enamored
- влюблённый в (vljubljónnyj v)very fond (of an idea, etc.)
Scottish Gaelic ann am gaol, ann am gràdh
- ann am gaolof a person or persons: enamored
- ann am gràdhof a person or persons: enamored
Spanish enamorado de, embramado
- enamorado deof a person or persons: enamored
- embramadoof a person or persons: enamored
- encantado devery fond (of an idea, etc.)
Swedish kär, förälskad
- kärof a person or persons: enamored
- förälskadof a person or persons: enamored
- förtjust ivery fond (of an idea, etc.)
Turkish aşk içinde, âşık
- aşk içindeof a person or persons: enamored
- âşıkof a person or persons: enamored
Ukrainian закоханий
- закоханий (zakoxanyj)of a person or persons: enamored
Welsh mewn cariad
- mewn cariadof a person or persons: enamored
Cite this entry
in love. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20love
“in love.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20love. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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