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engouement — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • craze noun A brief but intense popular enthusiasm for something, a fad.
  • infatuation noun An intense but often short-lived attraction or passion for someone.

Senses

engouement is used for these senses in English:

  • craze A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
  • infatuation (obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

craze — full definition

  1. noun A brief but intense popular enthusiasm for something, a fad.
  2. verb To develop a network of fine cracks, as in old pottery glaze or paint.

Related French words