romantic love

a type of love in which intimacy and passion are prominent features. Although the loved party is often idealized, research indicates that the lover’s sexual arousal is an especially important component of this type of love. In some taxonomies of love, romantic love is identified with passionate love and distinguished from companionate love; in others, it is seen as involving elements of both. See also limerence; love scale; triangular theory of love.

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May 9th 2024

reciprocal

n. the number that when multiplied by another number gives a result of 1. The reciprocal of x is therefore 1/x and that of 1/x is x. So, for example, 1/4 is the reciprocal of 4.