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enamored

enamored

5 6.8
Very much in love with a person, place, or thing
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈnæmərd/
  • US
translation icon : enamorado
  • No wonder Sarapais was so enamored of you at the games the other day.
  • so enamored
  • become enamored

So I believe that we become very enamored of this notion.

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Examples

  • And he is totally enamored of me.

  • And I am completely enamored with this wide angle lens.

  • But he was a poor guard, too enamored to suspect me.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So I believe that we become very enamored of this notion.

  • And I was so enamored by the sense of community and belonging that I wanted it forever.

  • But not everybody is as enamored of the idea as Peachey and Hall.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So sometimes I look at a person and I'm just enamoured by everything about them.

  • Ten years ago, when Suki first laid eyes on Masunaka, she became utterly enamored of him.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Also, because she had grown up as the daughter and granddaughter of Massachusetts politicians, she was enamoured with politics.

  • He is completely enamored with the idea of traveling around the world.

Synonyms

in love
vsenamored
1.9

Feeling strong romantic feelings for someone

adds that these feelings may be excessive or foolish
soft on
vsenamored
35 8.0

Too kind to someone and not strict when they behave badly

is the same lack of judgment but emphasises affection specifically
smitten
vsenamored
20 5.8

Very strongly attracted to someone or something

is broader, covering both strong love and nonromantic fascination
head over heels
vsenamored
  • Informal
17 3.4

Completely in love with someone

can also describe strong admiration or fascination beyond romance
taken with
vsenamored
  • Informal
16 7.1

Feeling a strong liking for someone or something, often very quickly

is the same idea but stresses love or admiration fully
amorous
vsenamored
16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

is broader, adding admiration and possible excessive fondness
rapt
vsenamored
  • Formal
11 7.5

Fully focused and very interested in something

adds a strong emotional attachment or excessive fondness element
infatuated
vsenamored
11 6.1

Feeling a very strong but short attraction to someone, often without reason

is similar but highlights lasting or excessive admiration rather than brief passion
enthralled
vsenamored
3 6.9

Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away

is similar but adds a loving or admiring excess rather than pure awe
gaga
vsenamored
  • Informal
2 8.2

Very excited and attracted to someone or something

shares obsession but stresses loving admiration rather than general excitement
besotted
vsenamored
1 7.2

Very much in love with someone or something and often thinking only about them

matches that excess but adds a foolish or naive sense
fascinated
vsenamored
1 2.1

Very interested and unable to stop paying attention

covers that intense interest but adds an emotional, loving element
amative
vsenamored
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Showing or feeling romantic interest, often sexual

includes sexual feeling but also covers nonsexual admiration and excess
entranced
vsenamored
1 5.8

Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away

is closer to love or admiration, sometimes to an excessive degree
overfond
vsenamored
8.1

Liking someone or something too much to be sensible

matches excess but focuses more on love or admiration
captivated
vsenamored
3.9

Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening

focuses more on love or admiration, sometimes excessively
beguiled
vsenamored
7.7

You feel charmed and full of wonder

leans more toward love or foolish admiration rather than simple delight
enrapt
vsenamored
  • Literature
7.8

Feeling great joy and deep interest

is similar but stresses affectionate or admiring feeling, possibly foolish
enraptured
vsenamored
  • Literature
7.2

Full of great joy and wonder

leans more toward love or admiration and possible excess
dotty
vsenamored
  • UK
8.2

Extremely fond of someone or something

is similar but emphasises love or admiration rather than odd behaviour

Antonyms

14 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

13 6.1

No longer believing something is good or special after seeing the truth

How Enamored

obsessed
245 4.8
infatuated
11 6.1
enamored
  • US
5 6.8
fond
223 1.0
indifferent
46 4.4

Surface Forms

enamored positive
enamoured positive

Morphology

enamored = enamor (transparent) = en + amor + ed

Formed by the verb 'enamor' plus the adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'filled with love' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Enamored comes from the parts en- 'in' and amor 'love', a root you also see in Spanish 'amor' and in the English word amorous. So, to be enamored is to be 'in love' or very fond of someone or something.