enamoured
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛˈnæməd/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective
enamoured (comparative more enamoured, superlative most enamoured)
- UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada spelling of enamored
Synonyms
Usage notes
- One is usually enamored of something, or less commonly enamored with something.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer; equivalent to (and sometimes influenced by) en- + amour + -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛnaˈmuːrɛd/, /ˈɛnamurɛd/, /ɛnˈamurɛd/, /-id/
Derived terms
- enamouren
References
- “enamǒured, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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