Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Filled with an intense but often foolish or short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something: Describes a state of being completely carried away by unreasoning desire or attraction, typically to the point of losing good judgment. This state is often temporary and not based on deep knowledge or reason.

Usage

• The adjective infatuated is used to describe a person's emotional state. It often carries a slightly negative or cautionary connotation, implying that the feeling is superficial, obsessive, or not entirely rational.
• It is commonly followed by the prepositions "with" or "by".
  • He was infatuated with the new intern.
  • She became infatuated by the idea of fame.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be infatuated with the sound of one's own voice": An idiom describing someone who loves to talk and hear themselves speak, often to the annoyance of others.
  • The politician seemed infatuated with the sound of his own voice, giving very long speeches.

Variants and Related Words

• Infatuation (n): The state or period of being infatuated.
  • His infatuation with vintage cars lasted only a few months.
• Infatuate (v, archaic): To inspire with a foolish or extravagant passion. (Rarely used in modern English; the adjective form is standard).

Synonyms

• Besotted: Strongly infatuated, often to a foolish degree.
• Enamored: Charmed or captivated (can be more positive than ).
• Smitten: Affected strongly by love or attraction.
• Obsessed: Preoccupied to an excessive degree (stronger and more persistent than ).

Antonyms

• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
• Disenchanted: Disappointed and no longer feeling belief or admiration.

Related Phrases

• Puppy love: A temporary, youthful infatuation.
• To have a crush on someone: To be infatuated with someone for a short time (less formal).

Adjective

1. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
   • gaga over the rock group's new album
   • he was infatuated with her