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a) Made irrationally enthusiastic.
I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.
b) In love.He was totally smitten by the librarian.
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Smitten — Smitten, the past participle of smite , can refer to:* Smitten , a 2004 album by The Martinis * Smitten , a 1998 album by Buffalo Tom *Smitten (web site), a popular New York City weblog and column *Smitten (band), a band featuring Marla Sokoloff… … Wikipedia
Smitten — puede referirse a: Smitten, álbum de The Martinis. Buffalo Tom. Smitten, banda argentina. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de … Wikipedia Español
Smitten — Smit ten (sm[i^]t t n), p. p. of {Smite}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smitten — mid 13c., pp. of SMITE (Cf. smite). Sense of inspired with love is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
smitten — [smit′n] vt., vi. alt. pp. of SMITE … English World dictionary
smitten — smit|ten1 [ˈsmıtn] adj [not before noun] 1.) suddenly feeling that you love someone very much ▪ As soon as he saw her, he was smitten. smitten by/with ▪ She was totally smitten with Steve. 2.) smitten with/by sth suddenly affected by an illness… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smitten — adj. affected (formal) 1) smitten by, with (smitten by disease) infatuated (colloq.) 2) smitten by, with (he was totally smitten with her) * * * with (he was totally smitten with her) [ affected ] (formal) smitten by … Combinatory dictionary
smitten — [[t]smɪ̱t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with/by n If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them. They were totally smitten with each other. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ … English dictionary
smitten — verb 1 the past participle of smite 2 be smitten (with sb/sth) to suddenly feel that you love someone or like something very much: The young man was smitten with Miranda and her charms. | be smitten with a desire to do sth (=want to do it very… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Smitten — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places in England and Scotland named with the Olde English pre 7th Century smethe, smeotha , the genitive plural of smith , smith, and tun ,… … Surnames reference
Smitten — Smite Smite (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Smote} (sm[=o]t), rarely {Smit} (sm[i^]t); p. p. {Smitten} (sm[i^]t t n), rarely {Smit}, or {Smote}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiting} (sm[imac]t [i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
