Meanings
nouninfatuation (countable and uncountable, plural infatuations)
plural infatuations
- countableuncountableAn immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
As to the former, he is under a singular species of infatuation, to render himself thus subservient to the plans of Melliphant. Happily, however, we have effected our escape from them, and are on the road to our peaceful dwelling.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XI, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 141 - countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
- countableuncountableSomething which infatuates.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian безразсъдна любов, увлечение
- безразсъдна любов (bezrazsădna ljubov)An unreasoning love or attraction
- увлечение (uvlečenie)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- влюбеност (vljubenost)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Catalan infatuació, infatuació
- infatuacióAn unreasoning love or attraction
- infatuacióThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Chinese Cantonese 迷戀 /迷恋
- 迷戀 /迷恋 (mai⁴ lyun²)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Chinese Mandarin 迷戀 /迷恋
- 迷戀 /迷恋 (míliàn)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Dutch geliefde, vlam
- geliefdeAn unreasoning love or attraction
- vlamAn unreasoning love or attraction
- waanzinnige verliefdheidThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Finnish hullaantuminen, ihastuminen
- hullaantuminenAn unreasoning love or attraction
- ihastuminenAn unreasoning love or attraction
- hullaantuminenThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- ihastuminenThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
French béguin, amourette
- béguinAn unreasoning love or attraction
- amouretteAn unreasoning love or attraction
- engouementThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- infatuationThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
German Schwärmerei, Vernarrtheit
- SchwärmereiAn unreasoning love or attraction
- VernarrtheitAn unreasoning love or attraction
- BesessenheitAn unreasoning love or attraction
- VersessenheitAn unreasoning love or attraction
- VernarrtheitThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- besinnungslose VerliebtheitThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- BetörungThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- VerblendungThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Greek πάθος
- πάθος (páthos)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Hindi मोह, आसक्ति
- मोह (moh)An unreasoning love or attraction
- आसक्ति (āsakti)An unreasoning love or attraction
- मुग्धता (mugdhatā)An unreasoning love or attraction
- सम्मोह (sammoh)An unreasoning love or attraction
- विमोह (vimoh)An unreasoning love or attraction
Hungarian belehabarodás
- belehabarodásThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Italian infatuazione
- infatuazioneThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Japanese 夢中, 心酔
- 夢中 (muchū)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- 心酔 (shinsui)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- ほれ込み (horekomi)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- のぼせ上がり (noboseagari)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Korean 열병
- 열병 (yeolbyeong)An unreasoning love or attraction
Māori unuora, whakamaimoa
- unuoraAn unreasoning love or attraction
- whakamaimoaAn unreasoning love or attraction
- mate kaneheAn unreasoning love or attraction
- koharatangaThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Polish zauroczenie
- zauroczenieAn unreasoning love or attraction
Portuguese paixão, enfatuamento
- paixãoAn unreasoning love or attraction
- enfatuamentoThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- enfatuaçãoThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- paixãoThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Russian страсть f strast’, влюблённость f vljubljónnost’
- страсть f strast’ (bezrassúdnaja)An unreasoning love or attraction
- влюблённость f vljubljónnost’ (strástnaja)An unreasoning love or attraction
- увлече́ние f uvlečénije (slepóje)An unreasoning love or attraction
- увлече́ние (uvlečénije)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- влюблённость (vljubljónnostʹ)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
- страсть (strastʹ)The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Spanish encaprichamiento, infatuación
- encaprichamientoAn unreasoning love or attraction
- infatuaciónAn unreasoning love or attraction
- infatuaciónThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Swedish förälskelse, förälskelse
- förälskelseAn unreasoning love or attraction
- förälskelseThe act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Turkish vurulma
- vurulmaAn unreasoning love or attraction
Rhymes & wordplay
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