limerence
Plural: limerences
Noun
- An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
Origin / 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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Scrabble Score: 13
limerence: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarylimerence: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
limerence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
limerence: not valid in Words With Friends