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enamored

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɪˈnæməɹd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N AE1 M ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In love, amorous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She's enamored of [or with] her new boyfriend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of enamor

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gaga over the rock group's new album
  • he was infatuated with her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infatuated, in love, potty, smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English enamoured, a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer; compare amour and enamor, enamour.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَاشِق (ʕāšiq) — in love, amorous
  • Azerbaijani: aşiq — in love, amorous
  • Belarusian: закаха́ны (zakaxány) — in love, amorous
  • Belarusian: улюблёны (uljubljóny) — in love, amorous
  • Bulgarian: влю́бен (vljúben) — in love, amorous
  • Czech: zamilovaný — in love, amorous
  • Czech: okouzlený — in love, amorous
  • Danish: forelsket — in love, amorous
  • Dutch: verliefd — in love, amorous
  • French: amoureux — in love, amorous
  • French: enamouré — in love, amorous
  • German: verliebt — in love, amorous
  • German: hingezogen — in love, amorous
  • German: entzückt — in love, amorous
  • German: hingerissen — in love, amorous
  • German: gefesselt — in love, amorous
  • German: fasziniert — in love, amorous
  • Hebrew: מאוהב \ מְאֹהָב (m'ohav) — in love, amorous
  • Italian: innamorato — in love, amorous
  • Kazakh: ғашық (ğaşyq) — in love, amorous
  • Kazakh: ғашық болған (ğaşyq bolğan) — in love, amorous
  • Northern Kurdish: evîndar — in love, amorous
  • Kyrgyz: ашык болгон (aşık bolgon) — in love, amorous
  • Macedonian: заљубен (zaljuben) — in love, amorous
  • Macedonian: вљубен (vljuben) — in love, amorous
  • Middle English: enamoured — in love, amorous
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forelsket — in love, amorous
  • Persian: آلفته (âlofte) — in love, amorous
  • Persian: شیدا (šeydâ) — in love, amorous
  • Persian: عاشق ('âšeq) — in love, amorous
  • Polish: zakochany — in love, amorous
  • Romanian: amorezat — in love, amorous
  • Romanian: înamorat — in love, amorous
  • Romanian: îndrăgostit — in love, amorous
  • Russian: влюблённый (vljubljónnyj) — in love, amorous
  • Russian: очаро́ванный (očaróvannyj) — in love, amorous
  • Russian: без ума́ (bez umá) — in love, amorous
  • Russian: в восто́рге (v vostórge) — in love, amorous
  • Serbo-Croatian: за̀љӯбљен — in love, amorous
  • Serbo-Croatian: zàljūbljen — in love, amorous
  • Slovak: zamilovaný — in love, amorous
  • Slovene: zaljubljen — in love, amorous
  • Spanish: enamorado — in love, amorous
  • Swedish: betagen — in love, amorous
  • Swedish: betuttad — in love, amorous
  • Swedish: störtförälskad — in love, amorous
  • Turkish: aşık — in love, amorous
  • Ukrainian: зако́ханий (zakóxanyj) — in love, amorous
  • Ukrainian: залю́блений (zaljúblenyj) — in love, amorous