Infatuation
11infatuation — [[t]ɪnfæ̱tʃue͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] infatuations N VAR If you have an infatuation for a person or thing, you have strong feelings of love or passion for them which make you unable to think clearly or sensibly about them. ...his infatuation with… …
12INFATUATION — s. f. Prévention excessive et ridicule en faveur de quelqu un ou de quelque chose. On ne peut le guérir de son infatuation. Il est dans une grande infatuation de sa noblesse, de son opulence, de son mérite …
13INFATUATION — n. f. Satisfaction excessive et ridicule que l’on a de soi, des mérites que l’on s’attribue, des avantages que l’on possède. On ne peut le guérir de son infatuation. Il est dans une grande infatuation de sa noblesse, de son opulence, de son… …
14infatuation — (in fa tu a sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. Prévention sotte en faveur de quelqu un ou de quelque chose. • Moi, immobile, je considérais le changement si subit qu opère un excès de colère et un comble d infatuation, SAINT SIMON 56, 194.… …
15infatuation — UK [ɪnˌfætjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms infatuation : singular infatuation plural infatuations a strong feeling of love that seems silly, especially because you do not know the other person very well …
16infatuation — /ɪnfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ (say infachooh ayshuhn) noun 1. the act of infatuating. 2. the state of being infatuated: *It had ended with Eddie declaring his total infatuation with Daphne and Daphne hinting that the feeling might be mutual. –peter carey, 1974 …
17infatuation — n. infatuation with * * * [ɪnˌfætʃʊ eɪʃ(ə)n] infatuationwith …
18infatuation — noun (C, U) unreasonably strong feelings of love that you only have for a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well: As I thought, it was another passing infatuation …
19infatuation — in•fat•u•a•tion [[t]ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the state of being infatuated; foolish or all absorbing passion 2) the object of a person s infatuation • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL …
20infatuation — infatuate ► VERB (be infatuated with) ▪ be inspired with an intense passion for. DERIVATIVES infatuation noun. ORIGIN Latin infatuare make foolish …