- be infatuated with
- be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion for.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
be infatuated with
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Infatuated — Infatuate In*fat u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment. [1913 Webster] The judgment… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infatuated — [[t]ɪnfæ̱tʃueɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with n If you are infatuated with a person or thing, you have strong feelings of love or passion for them which make you unable to think clearly or sensibly about them. He was utterly infatuated with her … English dictionary
infatuated — in|fat|u|at|ed [ınˈfætʃueıtıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of infatuare, from fatuus; FATUOUS] having strong feelings of love for someone or a strong interest in something that makes you unable to think in a sensible… … Dictionary of contemporary English
infatuated — in|fat|u|at|ed [ ın fætʃu,eıtəd ] adjective in love with someone so much that it seems silly, especially because you do not know them very well: She s behaving like an infatuated teenager. infatuated with: He became infatuated with a woman at… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
infatuated — UK [ɪnˈfætjueɪtɪd] / US [ɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪtəd] adjective in love with someone so much that it seems silly, especially because you do not know them very well She s behaving like an infatuated teenager. infatuated with: He became infatuated with a woman… … English dictionary
infatuated — adj. infatuated with * * * [ɪn fætʃʊeɪtɪd] infatuated with … Combinatory dictionary
infatuated — adjective Kyle was hopelessly infatuated with his cousin s girlfriend Syn: besotted with, in love with, head over heels about, obsessed with, taken with, lovesick for, moonstruck over; enamored of, attracted to, devoted to, captivated by,… … Thesaurus of popular words
infatuated — Synonyms and related words: apish, asinine, at fever pitch, batty, becharmed, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bewitched, brainless, buffoonish, captivated, charmed, cockeyed, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, delirious, dizzy, doting, dotty,… … Moby Thesaurus
infatuated — adjective having unreasonably strong feelings of love, but only for a short time and especially for someone that you do not know very well (+ with): John had become infatuated with the French teacher … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
infatuated — Ona. ♦ Infatuated with desire, ulupuni i ka makemake … English-Hawaiian dictionary
