Spoony

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way.
  • adj. Feebly sentimental; gushy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way.
  • adj. Feebly sentimental; gushy.
  • n. A foolish, simple, or silly person.
  • n. A foolishly amorous person.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective-and-noun. Same as spooney.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Soft; silly; weak-minded; specifically, weakly or foolishly fond; sentimental.
  • n. A stupid or silly fellow; a noodle; a ninny; a simpleton; especially, a sillily fond sentimental fellow. Also spoon.
  • Being in love; sentimentally fond of (some one): with upon or on.
  • Word Usage
    "The publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852 had aroused a great deal of curiosity about the South, and Olmsted, as an alternative to the "spoony fancy pictures" then in circulation, promised to supply "matter of fact matter.""
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    spooney   
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    Words with the same meaning
    amatory    affectionate   
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