Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lovesickness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: lovesick-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or quality of being lovesick.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On Page 28 she talks about the lovesickness of the opera’s heroine, Du Liniang, and asks, “Do you think that could happen in real life?”"

Etymology

From lovesick + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lovesick

Usage

Inflected Forms

lovesicknesses (plural)

Questions

What does lovesickness mean?: The property or quality of being lovesick.
Where does lovesickness come from?: From lovesick + -ness.

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