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单词 limerence
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Definition of limerence in US English:

limerence

noun 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.

Derivatives

  • limerent

  • adjective
    Psychology

Origin

1970s: from limer- (apparently an arbitrary syllable) + -ence.

 
 

Definition of limerence in US English:

limerence

nounˈlimərəns
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.

 
 
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