smitten

English

Etymology

Old English verb smittian "to pollute", cognate with German schmitzen, to pollute, and through Middle Low German with Danish smitte, to infect.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsmɪtən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪtən

Adjective

smitten (comparative more smitten, superlative most smitten)

1. Made irrationally enthusiastic.

   I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.

2. In love.

   He was totally smitten by the librarian.

Translations

made irrationally enthusiastic

• Finnish: hullaantunut
• Portuguese: empolgado (pt) m

• Russian: сражённый (ru) (sražónnyj) , (прия́тно) поражённый (ru) (poražónnyj) 

in love

• Finnish: rakastunut, hullaantunut, pihkassa (fi)
• Portuguese: apaixonado (pt) m

• Russian: по уши влюблённый (ru) (pó úši vljubljónnyj)  (preposition is stressed)

See also

• crush
• infatuation
• platonic love

Verb

smitten

1. Past participle of smite

Anagrams

• Mittens, mittens