# Limerance **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 1999, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limerance/11344 "1999-11-21T01:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limerance/11344/1 "1999-11-21T01:11:00Z")
Everyone experiences limerance but who knows the definition of ‘limerance?’ 490 online dictionaries, not one listing for ‘limerance.’ Lucky for web searches, hence: “limerance: Romantic love marked by preoccupation, and often, obsession, with the loved one.” Not to mention rumination. Any other great words along this line? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limerance/11344/2 "1999-11-21T04:31:00Z")
Handy, are you talking about words that can invoke their meaning by the way they sound? If so, “serendipity” does it for me. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limerance/11344/3 "1999-11-21T06:41:00Z")
Silly of me, but I thought this thread was going to feature dirty limericks about odd pianists wearing sequins and lotsa jewelry! 'Smeggy