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 in a state of foolish or irrational love.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe strong feelings of attraction or love.
- 2Both words can be used to describe romantic or non-romantic relationships.
- 3Both words can be used to describe a temporary state of mind.
- 4Both words can be used to describe a positive feeling.
What is the difference?
- 1Duration: Enamoured describes a deeper and longer-lasting feeling than infatuated, which is often short-lived.
- 2Intensity: Infatuated is more intense and obsessive than enamoured.
- 3Rationality: Enamoured implies a more rational and reasonable feeling of love or admiration, while infatuated can imply a more irrational or foolish feeling.
- 4Focus: Enamoured can be used to describe a love or admiration for something specific, while infatuated is usually used to describe a love or obsession for a person.
- 5Connotation: Enamoured has a more positive and mature connotation than infatuated, which can have a negative or immature connotation.
Remember this!
Enamoured and infatuated are both words that describe strong feelings of love or attraction. However, enamoured implies a deeper and longer-lasting feeling of love or admiration, while infatuated implies a more intense and short-lived feeling of love or obsession. Additionally, enamoured has a more positive and mature connotation, while infatuated can have a negative or immature connotation.
