Affection · uncommon
smitten
Recently struck by someone and visibly not recovered.
- On the face
- A flushed, foolish smile over blown pupils.
- Ink recipe
- happy 80 · afraid 75 · surprised 5 · disgusted 5 · suppression 65
More on being smitten
Recently struck, and visibly not recovered. Smitten is the past tense of 'smite', so yes, this lovely giddy word literally means 'hit'. Which feels about right.