enamoured
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛˈnæməd/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
enamoured (comparative more enamoured, superlative most enamoured)
- UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of enamored.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
enamoured
- simple past and past participle of enamour
Usage notes
- One is usually enamored of something, or less commonly enamored with something.
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Enamoured”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Anagrams
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
- Enamoured, lovestruck; deep in love.
- (rare) Motivated by love (to do something)
Derived terms
- enamouren
Descendants
References
- “enamǒured, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.