enamoured

enamoured
en|am|oured
BrE enamored AmE [ıˈnæməd US -ərd] adj
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: enamor 'to cause to love' (13-21 centuries), from Old French enamourer, from amour 'love']
1.) [not before noun]
liking something very much
enamoured of/with
You don't seem very enamoured with your job.
2.) formal in love with someone
enamoured of/with
He was greatly enamoured of Elizabeth.

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