🥰 A lovesick person 😍 Foolishly in love

spoony

9.9

Showing too much love in a silly, naive way

adjective
/ˈspuːni/

Offensive

: sensiblero

She laughed at his spoony declarations, finding them charmingly naive.

Examples

The old novel describes a spoony young man writing endless love letters.
In his youth, he was quite spoony about every girl he met.
He is such a spoony romantic!
She has a spoony way of talking about love.
The spoony lover wrote poems every day to express his endless affection.
She couldn't help but smile at his spoony gestures, always bringing her flowers and writing love notes.
His friends teased him for being so spoony about their old-fashioned romance.

Synonyms

sentimental

vsspoony

165 4.5

Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional

is more narrowly about naive romantic infatuation than general tenderness

cheesy

vsspoony

Informal

56 4.6

Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card

is more naively romantic and old fashioned than merely tasteless sentiment

sappy

vsspoony

Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is mainly about old fashioned foolish love rather than broad sentimentality

sloppy

vsspoony

22 3.7

Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere

is more about foolish romantic devotion rather than general unsubtle feeling

fond

vsspoony

22 3.0

Love someone so much that you spoil them

is more old fashioned and naively romantic than general indulgence

cutesy

vsspoony

Informal

16 7.2

To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way

is more about foolish romantic feeling rather than childish affectation

lovey

vsspoony

9 8.3

Showing tender affection in public or toward someone close

is more naively romantic and foolish than mere tenderness

maudlin

vsspoony

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is more about naive romantic infatuation than broad emotional excess

gushy

vsspoony

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is specifically old fashioned foolish romantic feeling rather than general openness

dovey

vsspoony

Informal

5 8.3

Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic

is more about naive romantic obsession than gentle affection

cloying

vsspoony

3 8.2

Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick

is more focused on foolish romantic devotion rather than sickly sweetness

schmaltzy

vsspoony

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is more romantically naive and old fashioned than performative sentiment

mawkish

vsspoony

2 9.4

Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet

is more naive romantic feeling rather than merely exaggerated insincerity

smoochy

vsspoony

Informal

2 7.1

Showing romantic feelings like kissing or cuddling in a very sweet way

is focused on being foolishly in love rather than only physical affection

drippy

vsspoony

Offensive

1 7.9

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more about naive romantic foolishness than mere embarrassing sentiment

soppy

vsspoony

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is more narrowly about naive romantic affection than general insincere feeling

slushy

vsspoony

1 5.4

Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false

is more about old fashioned romantic naivety than shallow subjectivity

cutesy-wootsy

vsspoony

Informal

1 9.9

Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way

is more about naive old fashioned romantic feeling than childish cuteness

slobbery

vsspoony

Informal

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is more naive romantic foolishness than dramatic sentimental display

soupy

vsspoony

Literature

6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is mainly personal naive romantic feeling rather than artistic sentiment

gloppy

vsspoony

Informal

8.3

Too sweet and emotional so it feels false

is more tied to naive romantic feeling than merely cloying style

goopy

vsspoony

Informal

7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is more about naive romantic feeling rather than merely sickly tone

overly sugary

vsspoony

3.7

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

is specific to foolish romantic infatuation rather than general saccharine tone

cutesy-poo

vsspoony

Informal

9.4

Too cute in a silly or fake way

is more tied to naive romantic sentiment rather than playful silliness

pappy

vsspoony

8.6

Too sentimental and weak in feeling, often seeming false

is more about foolish romantic love and naivety than weak sentiment

Antonyms

practical

507 2.6

About how something works in real life rather than in ideas

realistic

283 3.7

Having sensible ideas about what can be achieved

sensible

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Sentimental

besotted

1 7.2

soppy

1 5.8

spoony

Offensive

9.9

sentimental

165 4.5

affectionate

56 2.2

Surface Forms

spoony positive

spoonier comparative

spooniest superlative

Morphology

spoony = spoon (transparent) = spoon + y

Formed by adding the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' to the verb 'spoon' (to dote), so the meaning 'lovesick' follows directly.

Etymology

Spoony comes from old slang based on spoon, which was once used to mean 'to cuddle' or 'to be affectionate'. So a person described as spoony behaves in a foolishly sentimental or naively romantic way.