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Enamored

Enamor \En*am"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enamored; p. pr. & vb. n. Enamoring.] [OF. enamourer, enamorer; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. & F. amour love, L. amor. See Amour, and cf. Inamorato.] To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also enamour.]

Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream.
--W. Irving.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
enamored

1630s, past participle adjective from enamor.

Wiktionary
enamored
  1. Totally in love. v

  2. (en-past of: enamor)

WordNet
enamored

adj. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn: crazy, dotty, gaga, infatuated, in love, smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)]

Usage examples of "enamored".

Too enamored with the dark-haired girl, he hardly noticed the passing of time.

Nevertheless then I did not consider that that was a serious obstacle, because crazy was enamored with her.

But we say that you are right… that one was believed enamored with me and it had jealousy of Rachel.

And in spite of being enamored with Zack, he did not have the smaller idea of which it felt towards her, aside from which it liked to have it close.

He realized he had been walking without thinking, so enamored with his present for the girl that he had lost his way.

Too enamored with the thought of reuniting with her, Cassandra knew Akeela would never suspect her plans.

And they had been enamored with Teku as well, but only for a short while.

At first, he had been thrilled by the budding relationship between Delly and Wulfgar, despite the protests of Josi, who had been enamored of the girl for years.

Wulfgar had enamored himself of Arumn, replacing Josi at the tavernkeeper's side.

Was Chaim too enamored with the geopolitical possibilities to listen to reason and truth?

She had become enamored of Buck, and if that wasn't going to work out, should she put herself in a situation where someone else might come along, or was that inappropriate, given the few years left before Christ's return again?

Fitzhugh seemed more enamored of Carpathia every time they were together.

He remembered being much less enamored of books and lessons when he, himself, had been the boy's age.

What more natural than that I should be enamored of her and wish to watch by her and, when she is a little older, play with her?

Bishop De'Unnero is not enamored of me, and I need no more grief from him!