in love

Questions about in love

What does in love mean?

in love means "marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness".

What is another word for in love?

Close synonyms include enamored, infatuated, potty, smitten, soft on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in love a common word?

in love is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.