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Smitten vs Sitten - What's the difference?

smitten | sitten |

As an adjective smitten

is made irrationally enthusiastic.

As a verb smitten

is .

As a noun sitten is

.

smitten

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made irrationally enthusiastic.
    • I was really smitten by the color combination, and soon repainted the entire house.
  • In love.
    • He was totally smitten by the librarian.

    See also

    * crush *infatuation *platonic love

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    sitten

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • *1810 , Legh Richmond, The fathers of the English church :
    • For though we your brethren, who heretofore by our vocation have sitten in the chair of Moses, and be ghostly captains as Moses and Joshua unto you; [...]

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Seated.
  • *a1513 , W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) 155 :
    • The tail?eour was no thing weill sittin , He left the sadill.
  • *c1560 , A. Scott, Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 38 :
    • He micht counter Will on horss, For Sym wes bettir sittin Nor Will.
  • Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
  • *1671 , J. Livingston, Let. to Parishoners Ancram 15 :
    • Their fire edge might help to kindle-up old sitten -up professours.

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

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