: longing for, marked by, or expressive of a desire for romantic love
As the play begins, the Duke is like a lovesick teenager who listens to the same melancholy tune over and over as he dreams of the object of his affection.—
Tanya Grosz and Linda Wendler
Tanya Grosz and Linda Wendler"I'd trade a thousand roses for just one hand to hold," went one line of the lovesick songs [Allison Moorer] sang …—Kevin McKeough
Kevin McKeough(humorous) News of a lovesick moose brought visitors by the carload to the farm …—Faith McNulty
Faith McNulty
lovesickness
noun
Traipsing about Europe in a state of weepy lovesickness over an Italian man …
—Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis
Examples of lovesick in a Sentence
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And poor, lovesick Mateusz (Mateusz Rusin), who’d be a far better match for Jagna, gets sidelined.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Wed to multiple wives at a time with numerous identities and brought in for domestic assault, Smith damaged his lovesick victims’ credit, self-esteem, and security in relationships.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023
Their joy ride eventually ends in a crash, prompting a cold reality check for the lovesick superstar.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Jonathan did not recognize the lovesick artillery captain at all.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
Now he’s made a swoon-inducing, lovesick album that looks back at those sources, infusing them with new voices and fresh sounds.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
Jisoo is a lovesick girl no longer, as the 28-year-old BLACKPINK star is dating actor Ahn Bo-hyun.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
Translation: Barbie tends to get lovesick in relationships and isn't one to date around and take chances in romance.
—Lisa Stardust, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
The messages varied in tone—hectoring, aggressive, snide, pathetic, lovesick.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Wed to multiple wives at a time with numerous identities and brought in for domestic assault, Smith damaged his lovesick victims’ credit, self-esteem, and security in relationships.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2023
Their joy ride eventually ends in a crash, prompting a cold reality check for the lovesick superstar.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Jonathan did not recognize the lovesick artillery captain at all.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
Now he’s made a swoon-inducing, lovesick album that looks back at those sources, infusing them with new voices and fresh sounds.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
Jisoo is a lovesick girl no longer, as the 28-year-old BLACKPINK star is dating actor Ahn Bo-hyun.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
Translation: Barbie tends to get lovesick in relationships and isn't one to date around and take chances in romance.
—Lisa Stardust, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
The messages varied in tone—hectoring, aggressive, snide, pathetic, lovesick.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovesick. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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lovesick
adjective
love·sick
ˈləv-ˌsik 
1
: weak with love
2
: expressing a lover's desire
lovesick poems
lovesickness
noun
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