LOVESICK

lovesick

(adjective) languishing because of love; “strong men behaving like lovesick boys”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lovesick (comparative more lovesick, superlative most lovesick)

Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of love.

Having an aching desire for one's beloved.

Source: Wiktionary


Love"-sick`, a.

1. Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid. To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. Dryden.

2. Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love. Where nightingales their love-sick ditty sing. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon