Lovesickness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property or quality of being lovesick. countable, uncountable

    "On Page 28 she talks about the lovesickness of the opera’s heroine, Du Liniang, and asks, “Do you think that could happen in real life?”"

  2. 2
    a pining for a loved one wordnet

Synonyms

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affectionecstasyenchantmentheartacheraptureromanticism

Example

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"There is no cure for lovesickness."

Etymology

From lovesick + -ness.

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