engouementn.
/ˈɒŋɡuːmɒ̃/ Unreasoning fondness.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun]
dotagea1450
doting1477
fondness1566
overfondness1656
weakness1712
engouement1847
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxiv. 300 She repaid Miss Crawley's engoûment by artless sweetness and friendship.
1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. Introd. 44 Swayed by the engouement for classical literature.
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