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View synonyms for enamored

enamored

[ ih-nam-erd ]

adjective

  1. charmed or captivated (usually followed by of , with , or sometimes by ):

    Small children are always enamored of anything new to learn or discover.

  2. in love (usually followed by of or sometimes with ):

    She became enamored with him because of his power and success, and they had an affair.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of enamor ( def ).
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Other Words From

  • en·am·ored·ness especially British, en·am·oured·ness noun
  • half-en·am·ored especially British, half-en·am·oured adjective
  • o·ver·en·am·ored especially British, o·ver·en·am·oured adjective
  • self-en·am·ored especially British, self-en·am·oured adjective
  • un·en·am·ored especially British, un·en·am·oured adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

Economists, meanwhile, were becoming increasingly enamored with elegant mathematical models that ignored politics, institutions and history.

The government, moreover, has hesitated to clamp down on the internet, in part because the population, particularly young people, are so enamored with social media and the availability of so many Western apps.

From Ozy

When he tried to play through knee and Achilles’ problems, he strayed from an attacking, pass-first style and became more enamored with scoring and shooting jumpers.

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I majored in mathematics and physics, but was enamored with the history of ideas.

Kristin Olszewski got her start in the hospitality industry while working in restaurants in the Bay Area and became enamored with wine while working at Michelin-starred Saison.

From Fortune

McEwan seems to have grown enamored with the formal technique of embedding small facsimiles of stories within a larger narrative.

The Tea Party base, as we know, is less than enamored of these ideas.

Of all the books he has on hand, Williams seems most enamored with this one.

I moved to New York City and I started meeting all these socialite women, and they were all enamored that I had this surgery.

Those truly enamored with cave life can stay overnight as part of a group, though they need to bring their own sleeping bag.

I'm not enamored of a straight meat diet as a rule, but that evening I was in no mood to carp at anything half-way eatable.

Jean-Jacques Rouget, the doctor's son become much enamored of her, but obtained favor only through his money.

But one result could be anticipated from such a meeting: they became passionately enamored of each other.

Meanwhile Polydectes had become so enamored of Dana that he wished to marry her, and grew very angry at her continued refusals.

A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.

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