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.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
