verliefdheid — meaning in English

English meaning

• limerence noun An intense, involuntary infatuation with someone, marked by obsessive thoughts and a craving for the feeling to be returned.
• love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.

Senses

verliefdheid is used for these senses in English:

• limerence (psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]

love — full definition

1. verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
2. verb To like something very much.
3. noun A strong feeling of deep affection.
4. noun (tennis) A score of zero.

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