Limerence (noun) (also limerance)
lim-er-ens
A state of mind resulting from romantic attraction, characterized by feelings of euphoria, the desire to have one’s feelings reciprocated, etc. Infatuation.
C20: coined by Dorothy Tennov (1928–2007), American psychologist
Example sentences
“He found himself floating around in a state of limerence, obsessed with the other man, while he did not seem to see he existed.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
