béguinn.
/ˈbeɪɡã/ An infatuation; a fancy.
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the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > infatuation
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1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence li. 223 It appears that she has a béguin for you... She's willing if you are.
1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Oct. 886/2 Lady Bettine herself conceives a béguin for Arden.
1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags i. 34 Cedric Lyne..used to tell himself..that a béguin like that could not possibly last.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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