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  1. n. infatuation

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  • mollusque The title of Tennov's book is "Love and Limerence", not "Love and Limerance". Jan 19, 2009

  • avivamagnolia limerance – the initial exhilarating rush of falling in love; the state of "being in love".

    Limerance, unlike 'infatuation', does not carry the connotation of emotional immaturity.

    In contrast to "loving someone", limerance implies obsessive thinking about the limerent object and acute longing for reciprocation.

    Coined by Dorothy Tennov in her book Love and Limerance (1979; recently reprinted). It will be interesting to see if this word enters the vernacular. Jan 19, 2009

  • bilby *lowers the Cone of Silence* Aug 18, 2008

  • plethora I think I've found my word for the next Identify the Wordie! Aug 17, 2008

  • shevek A word this obscure should not have a variant spelling. *steps of soapbox* Aug 17, 2008

  • mollusque Variant spelling of limerence. Nov 7, 2007

‘limerance’ has been looked up 842 times, loved by 5 people, added to 18 lists, commented on 6 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.