Meaning & use
enamoured
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Meanings
adjectiveafter a verb
Very fond of someone, or in love with them.
Grammar: Follows be or become and is usually followed by of or with: enamoured of her.
Patterns
- be enamoured of someone
- be enamoured with someone
He was thoroughly enamoured of his new neighbor.
She became enamoured with the young pianist.
The prince grew enamoured of the shepherd's daughter.
adjectiveafter a verb
Greatly pleased by or interested in something.
Grammar: Often used in negatives: not enamoured of the idea.
Patterns
- be enamoured of something
- be enamoured with something
The children were enamoured with the new puppy.
I am not enamoured of the new design.
Tourists are enamoured by the old harbor town.
Common combinations
- enamoured of
- She was enamoured of the quiet life in the village.
- enamoured with
- He is enamoured with the new technology.
- not enamoured
- The critics were not enamoured of the sequel.
- become enamoured
- They became enamoured of each other on the trip.
- completely enamoured
- He was completely enamoured by her singing.
Synonyms and how they differ
- infatuated
- Infatuated suggests a passionate but possibly short-lived or foolish attachment.
- smitten
- Smitten is lighter and suggests a sudden feeling of love.
- fond
- Fond is milder and warmer, without the sense of being captivated.
- captivated
- Captivated means charmed and held by something, and works for things as well as people.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: enamoured or enamelled?
enamoured vs enamelled
Enamelled means coated in enamel, a glassy surface, and has nothing to do with love.
Practice
Which preposition usually follows 'enamoured'?
Choose one answer.
Enamoured is typically followed by of or with. At, on and for do not form the usual patterns.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “enamoured”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.