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LOVESICKNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lovesickness mean?
• LOVESICKNESS (noun)
The noun LOVESICKNESS has 1 sense:
1. a pining for a loved one
Familiarity information: LOVESICKNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pining for a loved one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("lovesickness" is a kind of...):
pining (a feeling of deep longing)
Derivation:
lovesick (languishing because of love)
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