lovesickness

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English

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Etymology

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From lovesick +‎ -ness.

Noun

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lovesickness (countable and uncountable, plural lovesicknesses)

  1. The property or quality of being lovesick.
    • 2007 July 19, Janet Maslin, “When Life Imitates Opera, Be Careful Whom You Love”, in New York Times[1]:
      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?”

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