infatuation
infatuation noun: an immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
Noun
infatuation (countable and uncountable, plural infatuations)
- An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
- As to the former, he is under a singular species of infatuation, to render himself thus subservient to the plans of Melliphant. Happily, however, we have effected our escape from them, and are on the road to our peaceful dwelling.1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XI, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 141
- The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
- Something which infatuates.
infatuation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
infatuation in Hindi
- An unreasoning love or attraction
- मोह moh, आसक्ति āsakti, मुग्धता mugdhatā, सम्मोह sammoh, विमोह vimoh
infatuation in Tamil
- இனக்கவர்ச்சி, காம மயக்கம், மையல், ஈர்ப்பு, மைந்து, உளமயக்கு
infatuation in Urdu
- دیوانگی, حماقت, عشق, وارفتگی
infatuation in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত মোহ, আকর্ষণ
More languagesFewer languages
- infatuation in Telugu
- మతిభ్రంశము matibhraṁśamu, వ్యామోహము vyāmōhamu
- infatuation in Malayalam
- മോഹം mōhaṁ, ഭ്രമം bhramaṁ
- infatuation in Kannada
- ಆಸಕ್ತಿ āsakti
- infatuation in Sanskrit
- अचित्ति acitti, मोहन mohana
Antonyms of infatuation
Forms of infatuation
| plural | infatuations |
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Words formed from infatuation
Words that rhyme with infatuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about infatuation
- What does infatuation mean?
- Infatuation means an immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
- What is infatuation in Hindi?
- Infatuation in Hindi is मोह (moh), आसक्ति (āsakti), मुग्धता (mugdhatā). See Infatuation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is infatuation?
- Infatuation is a noun.
- What is the plural of infatuation?
- The plural of infatuation is infatuations.
Words near infatuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: infatuation (page history and authors); infatuation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infatuation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infatuation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మతిభ్రంశము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഭ്രമം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಆಸಕ್ತಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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