I first used the term ‘amorance’ then changed it back to ‘limerence’ […]. It has no roots whatsoever. It looks nice. It works well in French. Take it from me it has no etymology whatsoever.
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Limerence
//ˈlɪməɹəns//
Synonyms for "limerence" (1 found)
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39 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 一往情深 noun (state of mind)
- 傾心愛慕 /倾心爱慕 noun (state of mind)
- 傾心戀慕 /倾心恋慕 noun (state of mind)
- 傾心痴戀 /倾心痴恋 noun (state of mind)
Danish
1 entries- forelskelse noun (state of mind)
Dutch
1 entries- verliefdheid noun (state of mind)
Esperanto
1 entries- enamiĝinteco noun (state of mind)
French
3 entries- limerence noun (state of mind)
- limérance noun (state of mind)
- limérence noun (state of mind)
German
2 entries- Limerenz noun (state of mind)
- Verliebtheit noun (state of mind)
Italian
2 entries- limerence noun (state of mind)
- ultrattaccamento noun (state of mind)
Korean
1 entries- 리머런스 noun (state of mind)
Macedonian
1 entries- вљу́беност noun (state of mind)
Portuguese
2 entries- enfatuação noun (state of mind)
- limerence noun (state of mind)
Russian
1 entries- влюблённость noun (state of mind)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- limerencija noun (state of mind)
Spanish
2 entries- infatuación noun (state of mind)
- limerencia noun (state of mind)
Swedish
1 entries- förälskelse noun (state of mind)
Tagalog
2 entries- pagkahibang noun (state of mind)
- pagkahumaling noun (state of mind)
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When someone is under the spell of limerence, not even being rejected dampens down the madness.
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But limerence, lovely as it feels, is a time-limited event—it lasts about five years for most couples.
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Limerence is a state of overwhelming and unexpected longing for emotional reciprocation from another human, known as a limerent object (LO), who is often perceived as perfect but unavailable.
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