enamoring
Making someone smitten
Enamoring is the present participle of enamor, meaning to inspire love or deep affection.
Something enamoring captures the heart or captivates attention: Her enamoring smile made him forget what he was saying.
The word suggests a process of falling under a spell—being drawn in by charm, beauty, or appeal.
Powerfully attracted to someone
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- crushCompress with force
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
captivation · fixation · lovestruck · moonstruck · infatuated · head-over-heels · starry-eyed · lovesick
Deeply holding one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
beguiling · entrancing · fascinating · enthralling · hypnotic · absorbing · riveting · engrossing
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- crushCompress with force
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
fascination · captivation · fixation · lovestruck · moonstruck · infatuated · head-over-heels · starry-eyed · lovesick · pining
captivating
Deeply holding one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
bewitching · beguiling · entrancing · fascinating · enthralling · hypnotic · absorbing · riveting · engrossing · transfixing
wooing
Romantic pursuit of another
- courtingRomantic pursuit of another
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- seducingAttracting through charm
charming · romancing · flirting · pursuing · attracting · love · passion · affection · adoration · devotion