INFATUATION

infatuation

(noun) an object of extravagant short-lived passion

infatuation

(noun) a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

infatuation (countable and uncountable, plural infatuations)

An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.

(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

Something which infatuates.

Hyponyms

• crush

• squish

Source: Wiktionary

In*fat`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.]

Definition: The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates. The infatuations of the sensual and frivolous part of mankind are amazing; but the infatuations of the learned and sophistical are incomparably more so. I. Taylor. Such is the infatuation of self-love. Blair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition