An enamored or passionate attachment to someone or something; a state of being in love or intensely interested in something.
From French esprise, literally meaning 'seized' or 'taken,' the feminine past participle of esprendre meaning 'to infatuate.' The term suggests being emotionally captured.
Esprise is a wonderfully romantic word that means you're literally 'seized' by love or passion—it suggests love as something that grabs you suddenly rather than growing slowly!
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