Infatuation

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An immensely strong love or sexual attraction. countable, uncountable

    "As to the former, he is under a singular species of infatuation, to render himself thus subservient to the plans of Melliphant. Happily, however, we have effected our escape from them, and are on the road to our peaceful dwelling."

  2. 2
    an object of extravagant short-lived passion wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration wordnet
  5. 5
    Something which infatuates. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    temporary love of an adolescent wordnet

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"It was just a passing infatuation."

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