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.

Words nearby enamor

enamel rod, enameling, enamelogenesis, enameloma, enamelware, enamor, enamour, enamoured, enanthem, enanthesis, enantio-

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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OTHER WORDS FROM enamor

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