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

He’s been the teenage delinquent Wolf Haley and the lovesick, globe-trotting Tyler Baudelaire. —Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

This one, produced by Davido collaborator Ragee, is a little more hard-driving than some of his previous work, but leans strongly on amapiano elements to hammer home its beat, while the legendary Olamide slides through with the assist on this lovesick yet confident cut. —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

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lovesick

• geodesic
• mesic
• pesach

Kids Definition

lovesick

adjective

love·​sick ˈləv-ˌsik 

1

: weak with love

2

: expressing a lover's desire

lovesick poems

lovesickness noun