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Definition of Lovesickness
1. Noun. A pining for a loved one.
Definition of Lovesickness
1. n. The state of being love-sick.
Definition of Lovesickness
1. Noun. Quality or property of being lovesick ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lovesickness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lovesickness
Literary usage of Lovesickness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"... of her lovesickness) by the marbles, her remaining loveliness will be good .'
'If one could find out (the cause of her lovesickness) by the marbles, ..."
2. The Bookman (1899)
"Mr. Wendt is quite at home on the ocean, whether telling of seasickness or steamer
lovesickness. We feel that he has made an effort to be humorous in ..."
3. The Greek Bucolic Poets by Theocritus, John Maxwell Edmonds (1912)
"... and dreams often o' nights and taketh whole years to cure his lovesickness !
" Such lesson and more read I unto my soul, and thus she answered me again ..."
4. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"... and added to herself, " And this is the child that Amita really believes is
pining with lovesickness for Carroll, so that she can neither sleep nor eat. ..."
5. Chivalry in English Literature: Chaucer, Malory, Spenser and Shakespeare by William Henry Schofield (1912)
"It is noteworthy that in describing his own lovesickness he uses the same
extravagant phrases that the characters of his stories do: he cannot sleep; ..."
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