overfond
Too emotionally attached
Overfond means excessively attached or affectionate—fond to a degree that seems unwarranted or unhealthy: He was overfond of whiskey.
The word often carries a note of gentle criticism, suggesting someone's enthusiasm has crossed into indulgence: an overfond grandmother who spoils her grandchildren, overfond of his own voice.
Guarding too zealously
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- hoveringSuspended without support
helicopter · intrusive · possessive · clingy · engulfing · restrictive · controlling · invasive
Showing deep affection
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
affectionate · nurturing · tender · loving · attentive · solicitous · protective · parental
Intoxicated by love or drink
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
- moonstruckMentally addled by infatuation
enraptured · captivated · beguiled · enthralled · charmed · swooning · amorous · passionate
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- consumedFully used or eaten
- single-mindedDevoted to one purpose
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
compulsive · monomaniacal · absorbed · engrossed · intense · unrelenting · excessive · immoderate
overprotective
Guarding too zealously
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
hovering · helicopter · intrusive · possessive · clingy · engulfing · restrictive · controlling · invasive · overbearing
adoring
Showing deep affection
cherishing · affectionate · nurturing · tender · loving · attentive · solicitous · protective · parental · spoiling
besotted
Intoxicated by love or drink
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
moonstruck · enraptured · captivated · beguiled · enthralled · charmed · swooning · amorous · passionate · ardent
fixated
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- consumedFully used or eaten
- single-mindedDevoted to one purpose
fanatical · compulsive · monomaniacal · absorbed · engrossed · intense · unrelenting · excessive · immoderate · zealous