lovesickness

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noun

The property or quality of being lovesick.

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Meanings

nounlovesickness (countable and uncountable, plural lovesicknesses)

plural lovesicknesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property or quality of being lovesick.

    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?”

    2007 July 19, Janet Maslin, “When Life Imitates Opera, Be Careful Whom You Love”, in New York Times

Origin

From lovesick + -ness.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 相思病
  • 相思病 (xiāngsībìng)Translations
Dutch liefdespijn
  • liefdespijnTranslations
French chagrin d'amour
  • chagrin d'amourTranslations
German Liebeskummer
  • LiebeskummerTranslations
Tagalog amoritis
  • amoritisTranslations
Tamil பசலை, மா
  • பசலை (pacalai)Translations
  • மா (mā)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

lovesickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovesickness

MLA

“lovesickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovesickness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lovesickness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovesickness.

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