loved up

Besotted with someone

Loved up describes being in a blissfully romantic or affectionate state, often with a new partner: They've been loved up since they started dating.

The term can also describe the euphoric, emotionally open feeling induced by MDMA or ecstasy, where users feel intense warmth and connection with others.

More common in British English.

romantic

smitten

Powerfully attracted to someone

infatuated · lovestruck · swooning · head-over-heels · starry-eyed · lovesick · crushing · pining · yearning · longing

euphoric

blissful

Extremely serene and joyful

giddy · floating · walking on air · cloud nine · over the moon · high · intoxicated · buzzing · glowing · radiant

affectionate

cuddly

Pleasantly huggable

fond · warm · caring · nurturing · attentive · devoted · adoring · sweet · gentle · soft

passionate

ardent

Intensely enthusiastic or devoted

heated · torrid · burning · smoldering · steamy · hot · amorous · lusty · desirous · yearning

intimate

embracing

Holding warmly, willingly accepting

caressing · entwined · close · connected · bonded · inseparable · cozy · nestled · wrapped up · holding hands

Categories
Opposites
romantic emotional state

loved upheartbroken

Overwhelmed with grief

brokenhearted · lovelorn · jilted · lovesick · lonely

intoxication/euphoria state

loved upsober

Free from intoxication

clear-headed · straight · comedown · crashing · baseline

emotional attachment

loved upcold

Low temperature state

detached · unattached · emotionally unavailable · aloof · indifferent

Family

love, loved, loves, loving, lovingly, lover, lovers, lovely, loveliness

Familiarity
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Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG