inamorateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

First attested in 1602; borrowed from Latin inamōrātus, perfect passive participle of inamōrō (“to enamour”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + amor (“love”). Doublet of enamour and enamoured.

発音

• IPA: /ɪnˈæməɹət/

形容詞

inamorate (comparative more inamorate, superlative most inamorate)

1. (archaic) enamoured; in love
   • 1606, George Chapman, Monsieur D'Olive:

     His blood was framed for every shade of virtue
     To ravish into true inamorate fire

関連する語

• inamorately

動詞

inamorate (third-person singular simple present inamorates, present participle inamorating, simple past and past participle inamorated)

1. To enamour, inspire with love.

参照

• “inamorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.