enamoured
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛˈnæməd/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
editenamoured (comparative more enamoured, superlative most enamoured)
- UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of enamored
Synonyms
editVerb
editenamoured
- simple past and past participle of enamour
Usage notes
edit- One is usually enamored of something, or less commonly enamored with something.
References
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
edit- an-amered, anameryd, anamored, an-amored, a-namourd, an-amourd, anamourde, enamerid, enamured, enamurt
Etymology
editPartial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer; equivalent to (and sometimes influenced by) en- + amour + -ed.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editenamoured
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “enamǒured, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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