Your Holiday Word of the Day!
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Your Holiday Word of the Day!
(adjective) Filled with love or admiration for someone or something; captivated or charmed to the point of infatuation. | | | | | She became enamored with his kindness first, then his laugh, and finally the way he noticed small details that everyone else overlooked. | | | She became enamored with his kindness first, then his laugh, and finally the way he noticed small details that everyone else overlooked. | | | π Word Origin: From Old French "enamourer," meaning "to inspire with love," which combines "en-" (in) with "amour" (love), from Latin "amor." The word entered English in the 1300s and originally appeared as a verb meaning "to inflame with love." By the 1600s, the past participle "enamored" became the dominant form, describing the state of being captivated. | | | | π‘ Fun Fact: The word literally means to be "put into love," as if love were a place you could fall into and get stuck. This captures something true about infatuationβit often feels like something that happens to us rather than a choice we make. Medieval poets used "enamored" to describe the supposedly involuntary nature of falling in love, which conveniently excused all sorts of impulsive romantic behavior. | | | | |
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