Spanish word

enamorado

Pronunciation

IPA/enamoˈɾaðo/

Meaning

  • adjectivein love

Example

¿Estás enamorado?

Are you in love?

Illustration for enamorado (in love)

More examples

Luis está enamorado y sonríe todo el tiempo.

Luis is in love and smiles all the time.

Core concept

A person with hearts around their head.

Common phrases

  • estar enamorado de alguien

    be in love with someone

  • estar enamorado de su pareja

    be in love with one's partner

  • estar enamorado locamente

    be madly in love

Similar words

apasionado: Feels intense, burning passion and a powerful physical desire.
encaprichado: Feels a sudden, short-lived crush driven by impulse and fascination.
colado: Feels casually smitten in a light, informal way, with playful attraction.
flechado: Feels struck by love at first sight, with an immediate, vivid attraction.

Definition in Spanish

Que experimenta un sentimiento romántico fuerte hacia otra persona.

Word origin

The past participle of enamorar, formed from the prefix en- plus amor (from Latin amōr) and used as an adjective to describe someone experiencing a strong romantic feeling.

Usage tips

  • Spanish specifies the object with estar enamorado de + person, and the adjective agrees in gender and number (enamorado/enamorada/enamorados).

Other meanings

  • smittenadjective
  • infatuatedadjective

Opposites

  • indiferenteindifferentadjective
  • desapegadodetachedadjective

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