🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

enamorado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.na.moˈɾa.ðo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infatuated/ɪnˈfætʃ.u.eɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Estaba enamorado de su nueva compañera de trabajo."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Experiencing an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.

    "She was infatuated with her new coworker, often daydreaming about him during meetings."
  2. 2

    Characterized by foolish or extravagant love or admiration.

    "His infatuated behavior led him to make impulsive decisions that he later regretted."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'infatuated' originates from the Latin word 'infatuare', meaning 'to make foolish', which evolved through Middle English. The meaning shifted over time to denote a state of intense but short-lived passion or admiration.

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