limerence
Meaning
An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
Translations
verliebtheit
limerence ultrattaccamento
verliefd
enfatuação
infatuaciónPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪməɹəns/
Etymology
From arbitrary first element + -ence. Coined by American psychologist Dorothy Tennov in 1977 as an arbitrary euphonious replacement or alteration of amorance.
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