infatuation
noun
the state of being infatuated.
infatuations
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pluralof infatuation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The chapters are arranged like the bayts, or couplets, of a ghazal, and they describe a succession of infatuations, some romantic and some purely poetic, as in the odes to the 14th-century Persian lyricist Hafez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Justine Wewers, a high school geography teacher in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin district, said she has seen a wearying number of student infatuations over the years, including video games, “Uno” and fidget spinners.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023
In an interview with Time magazine in 1987, Sondheim said that despite various infatuations, he had “never” been in love and had always lived alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
He had wives but admitted to other infatuations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020
Occasionally one of her infatuations would culminate in a lunch or coffee date, an encounter on which she would pin all her hopes but which would lead to nothing.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
