English Explanatory Dictionary

limerence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪməɹəns/ En-us-limerence.oga

Word forms

limerence limerences limerance

Etymology

From limer- (“a coined, arbitrary first element”) + -ence. Coined by American psychologist Dorothy Tennov in 1977 as an arbitrary euphonious replacement or alteration of the word amorance.

Antonyms

nonlimerence

Derived words

limerent nonlimerent
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