enamor
/ɪˈnæmɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Me-thought I was enamoured of an Asse."
- "By Phœbus, here's a moſt neate fine ſtreete; is't not? I proteſt to thee, I am enamord of this ſtreete now, more then of halfe the ſtreetes of Rome, againe; tis ſo polite, and terſe; [...]"
- "He was offered a chair in the university and a course abroad. But he hesitated. There was a girl of whom he became enamored, so he contemplated marriage and political activity."
- "Passionately enamoured of this shadow of a dream."
Etymology
From Middle English enamouren, a late back-formation from enamoured, itself a partial calque of Old French enamore, past participle of enamorer, enamourer, equivalent to prefix en- + amor + -er. See amour, and compare inamorato.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: enamouren, enamore
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈnæmɚ/
- British English: /ɪˈnamə/
Usage
- American usage