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limerence

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[li-mer-uhns]

noun

  1. the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person.

    Her limerence lasted for around three months before she actually met him.



limerence

/ ˈɪɪəԲ /

noun

  1. psychol a state of mind resulting from romantic attraction, characterized by feelings of euphoria, the desire to have one's feelings reciprocated, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • limerent adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of limerence1

Arbitrary coinage by Dorothy Tennov, U.S. psychologist (1928-2007) in her book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of limerence1

C20: coined by Dorothy Tennov (1928–2007), American psychologist
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Example Sentences

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It's titled In Limerence, referring to a state of romantic infatuation that the singer's often trying to escape.

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My friend had known us from the beginning, the glimmer of limerence still in my eyes.

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Grotesquerie is front and center — as part of the body horrors of adolescence, of course — but also used like a shorthand for the grisly anxiety, limerence, innocence, sinisterism of being young.

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I had just become addicted to the endorphin rush of infatuation, a limerence that stole my common sense as it stanched my own pain and grief.

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Blanco opted for a $750 white robe by Los Angeles-based designer Limerence.

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When To Use

What is limerence?

Limerence is a state of deep infatuation or romantic desire for someone, as in Rudy’s feelings for the pop star were limerence, not love, because he didn’t even know the star.Someone who is experiencing limerence is usually obsessive or intensely infatuated with someone else. Often, the object of a person’s limerence does not share the feelings and, as a result, the person may experience delusions or unreasonable desire for a romantic relationship with the person they feel limerence toward. Example: The limerence they experienced was palpable in the room.

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