noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something which infatuates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an object of extravagant short-lived passion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: object
5
noun
Meaning 5
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passion, passionateness
6
noun
Meaning 6
temporary love of an adolescent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: puppy love, calf love, crush
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: love
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
увлечение
(uvlečenie)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Bulgarian:
влюбеност
(vljubenost)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Catalan:
infatuació
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Chinese Cantonese:
迷戀 /迷恋
(mai4 lyun2)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Chinese Mandarin:
迷戀 /迷恋
(míliàn)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Dutch:
waanzinnige verliefdheid
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Finnish:
hullaantuminen
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Finnish:
ihastuminen
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
French:
engouement
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
French:
infatuation
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Galician:
paixón
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
German:
Vernarrtheit
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
German:
besinnungslose Verliebtheit
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
German:
Betörung
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
German:
Verblendung
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Greek:
πάθος
(páthos)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Hungarian:
belehabarodás
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Italian:
infatuazione
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Japanese:
夢中
(muchū)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Japanese:
心酔
(shinsui)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Japanese:
ほれ込み
(horekomi)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Japanese:
のぼせ上がり
(noboseagari)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Macedonian:
за́нес
(zánes)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Macedonian:
вљу́беност
(vljúbenost)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Māori:
koharatanga
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Portuguese:
enfatuamento
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Portuguese:
enfatuação
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Portuguese:
paixão
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Russian:
увлече́ние
(uvlečénije)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Russian:
влюблённость
(vljubljónnostʹ)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Russian:
страсть
(strastʹ)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Sanskrit:
मोहन
(mohana)
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Serbo-Croatian:
залуђеност
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Serbo-Croatian:
zaluđenost
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Spanish:
infatuación
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Swedish:
förälskelse
— The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates
Bulgarian:
безразсъдна любов
(bezrazsǎdna ljubov)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Catalan:
infatuació
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Dutch:
geliefde
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Dutch:
vlam
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Finnish:
hullaantuminen
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Finnish:
ihastuminen
— An unreasoning love or attraction
French:
béguin
— An unreasoning love or attraction
French:
amourette
— An unreasoning love or attraction
German:
Schwärmerei
— An unreasoning love or attraction
German:
Vernarrtheit
— An unreasoning love or attraction
German:
Besessenheit
— An unreasoning love or attraction
German:
Versessenheit
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Hindi:
मोह
(moh)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Hindi:
आसक्ति
(āsakti)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Hindi:
मुग्धता
(mugdhatā)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Hindi:
सम्मोह
(sammoh)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Hindi:
विमोह
(vimoh)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Korean:
열병
(yeolbyeong)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Macedonian:
непро́мислен страст
(neprómislen)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Macedonian:
стра́сна вљу́беност
(strásna)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Māori:
unuora
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Māori:
whakamaimoa
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Māori:
mate kanehe
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Plautdietsch:
Veblindunk
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Polish:
zauroczenie
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Portuguese:
paixão
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Russian:
страсть f strast’
(bezrassúdnaja)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Russian:
влюблённость f vljubljónnost’
(strástnaja)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Russian:
увлече́ние f uvlečénije
(slepóje)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Sanskrit:
अचित्ति
(acitti)
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Spanish:
encaprichamiento
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Spanish:
infatuación
— An unreasoning love or attraction
Swedish:
förälskelse
— An unreasoning love or attraction
