Basic Details
Word: Enamoured
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Filled with love for someone, or a strong liking for something; usually followed by of or with.
Synonyms: charmed, smitten, fond, infatuated
Antonyms: indifferent, disgusted
How to Spell Enamoured
Syllables: en - am - oured
Tricky part: There is one m, and the ending is oured, as in coloured. Enammoured and enamourd are frequent mistakes.
Watch out for: enammoured, enamourd, enamured, inamoured
Memory tip: En + amour (French for love) + ed. Keep the our of amour, just as colour and honour keep theirs.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Tourists are often enamoured of the houseboats on Dal Lake.
Example 2: My little brother is enamoured with dinosaurs and knows every name.
Example 3: She was never enamoured of city life and moved back to her village.
Fun Fact
Amateur belongs to the same family: it comes from Latin amator, a lover, and first meant someone who does something for love rather than for money.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters:
en_m_ured
a) a, o
b) i, o
c) e, o
d) a, a
Show answer
a) a, o. The vowels come straight from amour: en + a-m-o-ur + ed.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to enamoured as used in the sentence:
The young painter was so enamoured of the Konkan coast that she spent a whole year sketching its beaches.
a) bored
b) annoyed
c) puzzled
d) charmed
Show answer
d) charmed. To be enamoured of something is to be charmed by it.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the one that is not.
1. honoured 2. enammoured 3. flavoured 4. coloured
a) having a particular taste added
b) filled with love or a strong liking
c) having a colour or colours
d) given great respect
Show answer
b) filled with love or a strong liking. Enammoured has one m too many; there is a single m, as in amour.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A boy enamoured of cricket ____.
a) plays it badly
b) hates the game
c) has never heard of it
d) loves the game
Show answer
d) loves the game
2. The French word amour, hidden inside enamoured, means ____.
a) sorrow
b) love
c) wealth
d) anger
Show answer
b) love
