: 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
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Three-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald originated the role of the lovesick Munchkin Boq.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
He is said to have created the rice dish plov to heal a young prince who was lovesick after being banned from marrying a craftsman’s daughter.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovesick. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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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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