enamored
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (British spelling) enamoured
- (all obsolete) enamor’d, enamour’d, inamor’d, inamored, inamour’d, inamoured
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle English enamoured, a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer; compare amour and enamor, enamour.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enamored (comparative more enamored, superlative most enamored)
- In love, amorous.
- 2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73:
- 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.
- She's enamored of [or with] her new boyfriend.
Synonyms[edit]
- (totally in love): head over heels, twitterpated
Translations[edit]
in love, amorous
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Verb[edit]
enamored
- simple past and past participle of enamor
References[edit]
- “enamored”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “enamored”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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