Definitions
- Describing a strong feeling of love or admiration towards someone or something. - Referring to being captivated or charmed by someone or something. - Talking about being deeply in love with someone or something.
- Describing an intense but short-lived passion or crush on someone. - Referring to being obsessed or fixated on someone or something. - Talking about being carried away by strong feelings of attraction or desire.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe strong feelings of attraction or love.
- 2Both words can be used to describe feelings towards people or things.
- 3Both words involve an emotional response.
- 4Both words can be used in positive or negative contexts.
- 5Both words are often used in romantic contexts.
What is the difference?
- 1Duration: Enamored implies a longer-lasting and more stable feeling than infatuated, which is often short-lived and intense.
- 2Intensity: Infatuated suggests a more extreme and irrational feeling than enamored, which is more balanced and rational.
- 3Focus: Enamored emphasizes admiration and appreciation, while infatuated focuses on desire and obsession.
- 4Maturity: Enamored is associated with a more mature and long-term relationship, while infatuated is often associated with a fleeting and immature crush.
- 5Connotation: Enamored has a positive connotation, while infatuated can have a negative connotation due to its association with irrational behavior.
Remember this!
Enamored and infatuated both describe strong feelings of attraction or love, but they differ in duration, intensity, focus, maturity, and connotation. Enamored implies a longer-lasting and more stable feeling of admiration and appreciation, while infatuated suggests a short-lived and intense feeling of obsession and desire. Enamored is associated with a more mature and long-term relationship, while infatuated is often associated with a fleeting and immature crush.
