lovesick

adjective

love·​sick ˈləv-ˌsik 

: longing for, marked by, or expressive of a desire for romantic love

As the play begins, the Duke is like a lovesick teenager who listens to the same melancholy tune over and over as he dreams of the object of his affection.

—Tanya Grosz and Linda Wendler

"I'd trade a thousand roses for just one hand to hold," went one line of the lovesick songs [Allison Moorer] sang …

—Kevin McKeough

(humorous) News of a lovesick moose brought visitors by the carload to the farm …

—Faith McNulty

lovesickness noun

Traipsing about Europe in a state of weepy lovesickness over an Italian man …

—Daniel Lewis

Examples of lovesick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stephen is pure toxic masculine evil in baggy jeans, carrying on a secret relationship with a wide-eyed Lucy over the show’s first season — only to dump her at its end and frame her as a lovesick stalker. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024

Bravo played Paul, the lovesick boyfriend of Roberts’ character. —Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024

The Icelandic 25-year-old was all charm and grace live, showing a demure humility despite her lovesick songs warranting the presence of the Chicago Philharmonic. —Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024

When lovesick Bob escapes prison to return to Ruth, his fugitive trek home is pure Malickian bliss — gorgeous, lyrical, and heartbreaking. —and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lovesick

adjective

love·​sick ˈləv-ˌsik 

1

: weak with love

2

: expressing a lover's desire

lovesick poems

lovesickness noun