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infatuationin‧fat‧u‧a‧tion /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]   - His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing.
- She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off.
► love noun [uncountable] a feeling of liking someone very much and caring a lot about them – used about people in your family, or someone you feel sexually attracted to: · All children need love, attention, and encouragement.· We don’t need words to express our love for each other. ► affection noun [uncountable] a gentle feeling of love which makes you want to be kind to someone and show them that you love them – used especially about friends and members of your family: · My mother never showed us us any affection.· Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her. ► devotion noun [uncountable] very strong love for someone in which you want to give them a lot of attention and look after them – used especially about strong feelings of love for your wife, husband, children etc: · His recovery is largely due to the devotion of his wife and family ► passion noun [uncountable] a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to: · He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had.· There was no passion in their relationship. ► infatuation noun [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of love for someone, in which you cannot stop thinking about them, and which seems silly because you do not know them very well: · She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off.· His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing.· a childhood infatuation ► romance noun [uncountable] the feeling of loving someone and the nice things you do to show this – used about someone you are sexually attracted to: · The romance had gone out of their relationship.· In the UK, one in ten people have found romance over the Internet. ► crush noun [countable] a very strong feeling of love and sexual attraction for someone such as a teacher or a famous person, especially when there is no chance of you having a relationship with that person because you are much younger than them: · She had a teenage crush on one of her teachers.· I had a big crush on Tom Cruise when I was growing up.· a schoolgirl crush a feeling of love► love a feeling of love , either for someone that you are sexually attracted to, or for a member of your family: · All children need love, attention, and encouragement.love for: · She was never able to express her love for Henry.unrequited love (=romantic love that you feel for someone, but that they do not feel for you): · She nourishes a secret, unrequited love for Harry. ► affection a gentle feeling of love for a friend or member of your family, which makes you want to be kind to them and show them that you love them: · She never seemed to show us any affection.· children who have been starved of affectionaffection for: · Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her. ► devotion a strong feeling of loving and being loyal to someone, especially over a long period of time: · She had given her husband years of devotion and support.· Mary expected complete devotion from her lovers. ► passion a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely sexually attracted to: · All the passion in their marriage has died.· He loved her still, with just the same passion as he always had. ► infatuation unreasonably strong feelings of love that you have for only a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well: · She hoped that his ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off.infatuation with/for: · His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing. a strong feeling of love for someone or interest in something, especially a feeling that is unreasonable and does not continue for a long time → obsessioninfatuation with the current infatuation with seventies style Shaw’s infatuation with the actress is evident in his writing. |