love-sick Synonyms

love-sick Meaning

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love-sick (a.)

Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid.

Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.

love-sick Sentence Examples

  1. The love-sick poet poured his heart out in sonnets that expressed his longing for the unattainable.
  2. Her love-sick glances towards him betrayed her secret crush.
  3. The love-sick puppy followed his master wherever he went, its tail wagging incessantly.
  4. The boy was love-sick for his teacher, his thoughts consumed by her every word and gesture.
  5. The love-sick girl wrote love letters that she never sent, her emotions too intense to be confined to words.
  6. The love-sick couple strolled through the park, their hands entwined, their hearts filled with bliss.
  7. The love-sick widow never remarried, her heart permanently broken by the loss of her beloved.
  8. The love-sick soldier fought bravely on the battlefield, longing for the day he could return to his sweetheart.
  9. The love-sick cat stared longingly at the window, its eyes fixed on the object of its affection.
  10. The love-sick musician composed a symphony that expressed the depth of his longing for his lost love.

FAQs About the word love-sick

Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid., Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.

caring, adoring, infatuated, devoted,loving, passionate, fervent, affectionate, amorous, fond

cool, detached, antisocial, standoffish, unfeeling, antisocial, disaffected, reserved, remote, unfeeling

The love-sick poet poured his heart out in sonnets that expressed his longing for the unattainable.

Her love-sick glances towards him betrayed her secret crush.

The love-sick puppy followed his master wherever he went, its tail wagging incessantly.

The boy was love-sick for his teacher, his thoughts consumed by her every word and gesture.