The attraction he felt for her was just infatuation, not true love.
They condemn society's infatuation with Hollywood.
It was just an infatuation.
She had a series of frivolous infatuations with younger men.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in|fat|u|a|tion — «ihn FACH u AY shuhn», noun. 1. exaggerated fondness or passion; foolish love. 2. the action of infatuating. 3. the state of being infatuated … Useful english dictionary
sul|fat|i|za|tion — «SUHL fuh tuh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of sulfatizing … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fat — de·fat; fat; fat·head·ed·ness; fat·i·ga·bil·i·ty; fat·i·ga·ble; fat·i·mid; fat·less; fat·ling; fat·ly; fat·ness; fat·so; fat·ten; fat·ten·er; fat·ti·ly; fat·ti·ness; fat·tish; fat·trels; fat·u·oid; fat·u·ous; fat·u·ous·ly; ga·fat; ham·fat·ter;… … English syllables
clar´i|fi|ca´tion — clar|i|fy «KLAR uh fy», verb, fied, fying. –v.t. 1. to make clearer; explain: »The teacher s explanation clarified the difficult instructions, SYNONYM(S): elucidate. 2. to make clear; purify: »The cook clarified the fat by heating it with a… … Useful english dictionary
con|sti|tu|tion|al|ly — «KON stuh TOO shuh nuh lee, TYOO », adverb. 1. in or by constitution; naturally: »The fat boy is constitutionally unable to run fast. 2. according to a constitution: »an action constitutionally illegal … Useful english dictionary
de|rad´i|cal|i|za´tion — de|ra|di|cal|ize «dee RAD uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause to abandon or retreat from radicalism: »Today Obst s cigars are longer than his hair, and he admits that hobnobbing with publishing fat cats has tended to deradicalize … Useful english dictionary
ho|mog´e|ni|za´tion — ho|mog|e|nize «huh MOJ uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. 1. to break up the particles in (an emulsion) so that they are small enough not to separate. In homogenizing milk or cream, the fat globules are forced through narrow openings at… … Useful english dictionary
hy´dro|gen|a´tion — hy|dro|gen|ate «HY druh juh nayt, hy DROJ uh », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to combine with hydrogen; treat with hydrogen. When vegetable oils are hydrogenated, they become solid fat –hy´dro|gen|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|cli|na|tion — «IHN kluh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. tendency; a tending toward a certain quality or condition; natural bent: »He has an inclination to become fat. SYNONYM(S): proneness, propensity. 2. preference; liking: »Most boys have an inclination for sports … Useful english dictionary
