limerence
limerence · limerences
влюблённость
Verliebtheit, Limerenz
An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an…An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
/ˈlɪməɹəns/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
Verliebtheit, Limerenz
влюблённостьvljubljónnostʹ
Translations
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By meaning 1
state of mind:
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Origin
From limer- (“a coined, arbitrary first element”) + -ence. Coined by American psychologistFrom limer- (“a coined, arbitrary first element”) + -ence. Coined by American psychologist Dorothy Tennov in 1977 as an arbitrary euphonious replacement or alteration of the word amorance.
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plural: limerencesAntonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable