lovesick

adjective

love·​sick ˈləv-ˌsik 

: 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

"I'd trade a thousand roses for just one hand to hold," went one line of the lovesick songs [Allison Moorer] sang …

—Kevin McKeough

(humorous) News of a lovesick moose brought visitors by the carload to the farm …

—Faith McNulty

lovesickness noun

Traipsing about Europe in a state of weepy lovesickness over an Italian man …

—Daniel Lewis

Examples of lovesick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When lovesick Bob escapes prison to return to Ruth, his fugitive trek home is pure Malickian bliss — gorgeous, lyrical, and heartbreaking. —and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024

High School Musical star Corbin Bleu played the lovesick Seymour to your Audrey in the show’s most recent run. —Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024

Will Brill’s performance as the often-drunk, lovesick bass player Reg is perfection. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 June 2024

Travis Kelce has been coming out of his lovesick malaise recently and rookie Rashee Rice has emerged as a reliable wide receiver who won’t drop the ball. —Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lovesick

adjective

love·​sick ˈləv-ˌsik 

1

: weak with love

2

: expressing a lover's desire

lovesick poems

lovesickness noun