enamor

[ ih-nam-er ]

/ ɪˈnæm ər /

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verb (used with object)

to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.

to charm or captivate.

Nearby words

enameled, enameling, enamelogenesis, enameloma, enamelware, enamor, enamored, enamour, enamoured, enanthem, enanthesis

Also especially British, en·am·our.

Origin of enamor

1350–1400; Middle English enamouren < Old French enamourer. See en-¹, amour

SYNONYMS FOR enamor

2 fascinate, bewitch, enchant, enrapture.

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Related forms

en·am·ored·ness; especially British, en·am·oured·ness, nounhalf-en·am·ored, adjectiveo·ver·en·am·ored, adjectiveself-en·am·ored, adjective

un·en·am·ored, adjective

Examples from the Web for enamored

The Tea Party base, as we know, is less than enamored of these ideas.
Dick Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of all the books he has on hand, Williams seems most enamored with this one.
Broadway’s Rebel, Tellin’ You to Hear It: A Portrait of Saul Williams|Alex Suskind|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I moved to New York City and I started meeting all these socialite women, and they were all enamored that I had this surgery.
Meet Justin Jedlica, the Real Life Ken Doll|Erin Cunningham|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There the American kids encounter high schools that are deeply, even shockingly, enamored of intellectualism.
Why the World Is Smarter Than Us|Dana Goldstein|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In particular, Clinton was enamored of her fuchsia Salvatore Ferragamo satchel.
The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags|Robin Givhan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For obvious reasons I wasn't so enamored of the idea of matrimony as I had been a few minutes before.
The Deluge|David Graham Phillips
We are among the "all men" whom Thoreau declared to be "enamored of the beauty of plain speech."
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863|Various
The enamored hussar declared that he was determined to make the tailor's little daughter, Countess W——.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume III (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant
He, for instance, was writing this defense of the Kabbala at the desire of a patron of high position, who was enamored of it.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
So at least thought Mendel, and so thought a score of enamored youths beside.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith