enamored

Adjective
US[eh-nam-erd]/ɛˈnæmɚd/3 syllables
Synonyms: infatuatedin lovepottysmittensoft ontaken with

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness“he was infatuated with her”“Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection”Synonyms: infatuatedin lovepottysmittensoft ontaken withOpposite unlovingSimilar loving

Related words enamoredness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“enamored” is listed under Enamor.

En·am′or transitive verb [past tense & past participle Enamored; present participle & verbal noun Enamoring.]

Origin: OF. enamourer, enamorer; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. & F. amour love, L. amor. See Amour, and cf. Inamorato.

To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; — with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also enamour.]

Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream.— Washington Irving

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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