Definitions
Etymologies
- From French en amour = literally in love (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It is distasteful," said Dolly; "but the truth is I am so downright, -- what you may call enamoured --”
“I am so downright, — what you may call enamoured —’”
“Mr O'Keeffe, who had formed deep bonds with a number of families in the community, was remembered as a man who was 'enamoured' of the world.”
“enamoured" by dance partner Damian Whitewood, but added that she is currently "single".”
“I wasn't too enamoured with our first‑half display," Hughes said.”
The Guardian: Bobby Zamora and Fulham give Sunderland plenty to worry about
“His own father, blithe gadabout Edward VII 1901-1910 was solely a horse racing buff who was oblivious to his subjects becoming, in his lifetime, suddenly and overwhelmingly enamoured with ball games.”
The Guardian: Royalty has finally become wedded to the national sporting obsession | Frank Keating
“I have to admit I have been rather enamoured with Lindsay's blog lately.”
“Kwaque queried back, taking for granted that it was an offer to exchange and wondering whether the little old cook had become enamoured of his precious jews 'harp.”
“However much she may enjoy their gaudy nights, she is less enamoured of him by day: one of Cattrall's best moments is her look of disgusted horror when the defeated Antony, burying himself in her lap, jeopardises her possible alliance with Caesar by ordering his messenger to be whipped.”
“The timing of Ai exhibiting in London could not be more fortuitous: his installation opens four days after the Nobel peace prize committee in Stockholm had shown itself less enamoured of China's regime than politicians and businessmen when awarding the prize to imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo.”
The Guardian: Ai Weiwei: The rebel who has suffered for his art
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘enamoured’.
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Aequoria's list
affect, deleterious, nuance, pliant, verbatim, pertinent, latter, municipality, provincial, voyeuristic, circumlocution, wane and 798 more...
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whitmanian
from the poetry and prose of walt whitman
celebrate, assume, loafe, grass, summer, distillation, atmosphere, undisguised, naked, mad, breath, loveroot and 291 more...
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Vocab++
Words as I learn them.
fetid, mezzanine, hiatus, austerity, subliminal, resplendent, implacable, impugn, debase, exiguous, cirque, holster and 2538 more...
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2008 Wordlist
Hopefully, I'll be using this site for more than one year. It will be fun then to look back and see what new words I found worthy of notice in any given year.
All words spotted in 2008...longanimity, permalancer, breeder, biodegradable, handicapable, gender-neutral, translator, interpreter, translation, interpreting, kleptocracy, fanfiction and 1598 more...
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jacksmynde's Words
flippant, areola, uvula, bespectacled, hussy, penchant, predilection, sojourn, frivolous, stipend, enamoured, smitten and 30 more...
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KollaKolla's Words
spatula, sanguinary, phylactery, colour, favourite, velocity, blockhead, cookie, insatiable, deviant, expunge, irrational and 45 more...
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First Thought
merciless, enamoured, occluded, transposed, abysmal, palpitations, secluded, agony, transverse, itchings, detained, lament and 9 more...
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abpend's Words
undulating, cantankerous, enamoured, spurious, contrapuntal, masticate, gargantuan, apropos, pithy, boondoggle, papaphobia, resplendent and 40 more...
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Kiki's List
plethora, mitigation, quixotic, sanguine, sanguinary, bloodthirsty, seppuku, harikari, mixologist, mise en place, robust, disputatious and 38 more...
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moriza's Words
delectable, pangaea, stupendous, surreptitious, doppleganger, rapturously, ephemeral, chairama, habitual, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, sundry and 16 more...
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