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Enamored vs Paramour - What's the difference?

enamored | paramour |

As an adjective enamored

is totally in love.

As a verb enamored

is past tense of enamor.

As an adverb paramour is

passionately, out of sexual desire; devotedly.

As a noun paramour is

an illicit lover, either male or female.

enamored

English

Alternative forms

* (British spelling) enamoured * (obsolete) , inamoured

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Totally in love.
    • She's enamored of her new boyfriend.

    Synonyms

    * (totally in love) head over heels, twitterpated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enamor)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    paramour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * paramours

    Adverb

    (-)
  • *Chaucer
  • *:For par amour I loved her first ere thou.
  • *:
  • *:Is this trouthe said Palomydes / Thenne shall we hastely here of sire Tristram / And as for to say that I loue la Beale Isoud peramours I dare make good that I doo / and that she hath my seruyse aboue alle other ladyes / and shalle haue the terme of my lyf

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An illicit lover, either male or female.
  • * (rfdate), Macaulay:
    • The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour .

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)