🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

invaghito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-va-ˈɡi-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Love-stricken/ˈlʌvˌstrɪk.ən/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Era completamente invaghito di lei fin dal primo sguardo."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Deeply or suddenly infatuated and overcome by romantic love.

    "He gazed at her across the crowded room, completely love-stricken and unable to look away."
  2. 2

    Showing or characterized by an overwhelming and helpless passion for someone.

    "His love-stricken poetry filled the pages of his private journal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English noun 'lufe' (love) and the past participle of the verb 'strike' (from Old English 'strican', meaning to move, touch, or smite). First recorded in the late 16th century, the term visually evokes the classical poetic notion of being suddenly and powerfully smitten by the arrow of Cupid or the overwhelming force of romantic affection.

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