Smitten: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Smitten adjective. Suddenly and deeply in love, or charmed.
How to say it
SMIT-un/ˈsmɪtn/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (SMIT).
Smitten in a sentence
One look at the rescue kitten and we were all smitten.
He was smitten after a single dance and proposed within the month.
Similar and opposite
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Where smitten comes from
From smite, to strike hard, an Old English verb.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He was _____ after a single dance and proposed within the month.
- smitten
- uxorious
- gregarious
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smitten: He was smitten after a single dance and proposed within the month.