Q.
Got a crush. Madly in love. What are some lesser used or archaic words related to that lovin’ feeling?

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A.

Amorist
A person who loves love, or writes about love

Assot
To infatuate

Bathos
Mawkish. A touch too tender

Befool
To infatuate. Also to fool

Besotted
Full-on smitten. Can also mean drunk

Calf-love
Puppy love

Concupiscence
Sexual desire

Fancy-sick
Shakespeare’s turn on love-sick

Inamorato + Inamorata
Male + Female lovers

Lovesome
Lovely. Lovable

Lovetale
A story of love

Lust-breathed
Another Shakespeare contribution. Propelled by lust

Pash
19^th Century British slang for passion

Pirate
A verb applied to friends with benefits. Said to have early 20^th Century Australian roots. See also ‘on the pirate’ for those who are on the prowl

Shook-on
Taken with or ‘stuck on’ someone

Sick-Thoughted
Again with the Shakespeare, again with the love-sick

Soppiness
Drippingly sentimental

Storge
Comfortable, natural love. Can also be applied to love between family members

White heat
Fiery feeling

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