enamored

especially British, en·am·our

[ih-nam-erd]

adjective

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

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

2. in love (usually followed by of or sometimeswith ).

   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.

Other Word Forms

• enamoredness noun
• half-enamored adjective
• overenamored adjective
• self-enamored adjective
• unenamored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enamored¹

enamor ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

As she worked toward degrees in mechanical engineering, she watched JPL launches and became enamored with the photos the lab took on Mars.

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She’s also less than enamored with her romantic options.

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Ellison said he was enamored with the Free Press before the merger of his Skydance production company and Paramount Global closed in August.

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McArthur, who was born in Honolulu, first became enamored of spaceflight as a teenager living in Mountain View, Calif., where her father was stationed at Moffett Field Naval Air Station.

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He’d always been enamored with the history at USC, and at Georgia Southern, he recognized a similar pride in the past.

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Related Words

• captivated www.thesaurus.com
• enchanted 
• fascinated 
• hooked