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Definition of limerence in US English: limerencenoun ˈlimərənsˈlimərəns Psychology The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. Example sentencesExamples - I am unfamiliar with the literature on limerence, but after reading this chapter I still had no idea about what research had been done on this topic.
- If limerence is returned, the feelings intensify and the couple end up ignoring their friends.
- What is destructive is getting married when limerence is the only thing that's drawing you together.
- Love, sexual attraction, and limerence can all exist without each other or any or all of them can coexist together.
Origin 1970s: from limer- (apparently an arbitrary syllable) + -ence. Definition of limerence in US English: limerencenounˈlimərəns Psychology The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. Example sentencesExamples - What is destructive is getting married when limerence is the only thing that's drawing you together.
- I am unfamiliar with the literature on limerence, but after reading this chapter I still had no idea about what research had been done on this topic.
- If limerence is returned, the feelings intensify and the couple end up ignoring their friends.
- Love, sexual attraction, and limerence can all exist without each other or any or all of them can coexist together.
Origin 1970s: from limer- (apparently an arbitrary syllable) + -ence. |