smitten
Head over heels
Smitten describes being suddenly and powerfully affected—usually by love or infatuation.
Someone smitten with another person is captivated, besotted: He was completely smitten with her from the moment they met.
The word comes from smite, to strike forcefully, preserving the sense of being struck as if by a blow.
Smitten can also describe being charmed by non-romantic things: smitten with the city, smitten by an idea.
Consumed by shallow ardor
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
enchanted · beguiled · moonstruck · lovesick · adoring · devoted · passionate · ardent
Feeling great pleasure
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- bewitchedUnder magical influence
spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · dazzled · intrigued · impressed · taken · bowled-over
Roman love deity
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- AphroditeGreek goddess of love
- ErosGreek deity of desire
- RomeoArdent male lover
Juliet · arrow · amatory · lovelorn · star-crossed
Romantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
tryst · date · romance · pursuit · admirer · suitor · sweetheart · valentine
infatuated
Consumed by shallow ardor
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
captivated · enchanted · beguiled · moonstruck · lovesick · adoring · devoted · passionate · ardent · yearning
delighted
Feeling great pleasure
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
bewitched · spellbound · mesmerized · entranced · dazzled · intrigued · impressed · taken · bowled-over · awestruck
Cupid
Roman love deity
wooing
Romantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
candlelight · tryst · date · romance · pursuit · admirer · suitor · sweetheart · valentine · proposal
- loveadoration, affection, amour, attraction, beloved
- Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- infatuationcrush, infatuation, infatuated, first love, limerence
- love expressionsI love you, my love, sweetheart, darling, dear
- romantic loveinfatuation, crush, lovesick, lovesickness, puppy love
smittenrepulsed
Rejected with disgust
disgusted · revolted · hating · disenchanted · loathing
smittenindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
apathetic · unaffected · unmoved · detached · cold
- smitten kittenEnamored feline, rhyming