love-sick (Meaning)
love-sick (a.)
Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid.
Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.
Synonyms & Antonyms of love-sick
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- unfeeling
- uncaring
- aloof
- offish
- unconcerned
- standoffish
- frosty
- unbending
- pitiless
- offish
- dry
- unbending
- cold
- uninvolved
- pitiless
- aloof
- standoffish
- remote
- distant
- detached
- frosty
- disaffected
- dry
- indifferent
- indifferent
- cold
- disaffected
- uninvolved
- reserved
- remote
- antisocial
- antisocial
- reserved
- unfeeling
- cool
- uncaring
- detached
- unconcerned
- distant
- cool
Synonyms:
- affectionate
- fond
- enamored
- humane
- compassionate
- kind
- amorous
- friendly
- romantic
- doting
- fervent
- impassioned
Antonyms:
love-sick Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The love-sick girl wrote love letters that she never sent, her emotions too intense to be confined to words.
- The love-sick couple strolled through the park, their hands entwined, their hearts filled with bliss.
- The love-sick widow never remarried, her heart permanently broken by the loss of her beloved.
- The love-sick soldier fought bravely on the battlefield, longing for the day he could return to his sweetheart.
- The love-sick cat stared longingly at the window, its eyes fixed on the object of its affection.
- 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.
adoring, devoted, infatuated, passionate,loving, caring, affectionate, fond, enamored, humane
unfeeling, uncaring, aloof, offish, unconcerned, standoffish, frosty, unbending,pitiless, offish
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.
