enamoured

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛˈnæməd/

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Adjective

enamoured (comparative more enamoured, superlative most enamoured)

1. UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of enamored

Synonyms

• head over heels
• twitterpated

Verb

enamoured

1. simple past and past participle of enamour

Usage notes

• One is usually enamored of something, or less commonly enamored with something.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• demeanour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• an-amered, anameryd, anamored, an-amored, a-namourd, an-amourd, anamourde, enamerid, enamured, enamurt

Etymology

Partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer; equivalent to (and sometimes influenced by) en- +‎ amour +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛnaˈmuːrɛd/, /ˈɛnamurɛd/, /ɛnˈamurɛd/, /-id/

Adjective

enamoured

1. Enamoured, lovestruck; deep in love.
2. (rare) Motivated by love (to do something)

Derived terms

• enamouren

Descendants

• English: enamoured, enamored
• Scots: enamoured

References

• “enamǒured, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.