loveaholic

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noun

One who has an excessive need to be in a romantic relationship.

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Meanings

nounloveaholic (plural loveaholics)

plural loveaholics · alternative love-aholic

  1. informalOne who has an excessive need to be in a romantic relationship.

    Like most women, I'm not a crazed loveaholic.

    2006, Hope Newman, Malibu Murders, →ISBN
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    An unrepentant Drew admitted as much when she stated that she was "a loveaholic now and of all the holics you can be, that's preferable."

    2000, Leah Furman, Elina Furman, Happily Ever After: The Drew Barrymore Story, →ISBN, page 145

    The loveaholic is a taker, even though they think they are a giver.

    2015, Marie Chapian, How to Be Happy in an Unhappy World, →ISBN

Origin

From love + -aholic.

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APA

loveaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loveaholic

MLA

“loveaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loveaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loveaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loveaholic.

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