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love
- pronunciation:
- luhv
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- no love lost
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
tender and passionate affection for another person.
His feelings for her eventually changed from fondness to love.They believed their love would last a lifetime.Her love for him prevented her from seeing the truth.- antonyms:
- abomination, hate, hatred, loathing
- similar words:
- adoration, affection, ardor, crush, devotion, infatuation, passion, puppy love
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| definition 2: |
deep and strong affection for a friend or relative.
Our mother showed her love in many ways.
- synonyms:
- affection, fondness
- antonyms:
- abomination, hate, hatred, loathing
- similar words:
- adoration, affinity, attachment, devotion, friendship, tenderness
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| definition 3: |
strong interest or enjoyment, as for an activity.
He has a great love for music.- synonyms:
- devotion, fondness, passion
- antonyms:
- abomination, hate, hatred, loathing
- similar words:
- ardor, dedication, enjoyment, fervor, like, mania, penchant, relish, taste, thing, weakness, worship
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| definition 4: |
a person, activity, or object for which one has intense affection or strong liking.
She was his first love.Sailing is one of her great loves.- synonyms:
- passion
- antonyms:
- hate
- similar words:
- beau, beloved, boyfriend, dear, desire, devotion, enjoyment, enthusiasm, fancy, flame, girlfriend, heartthrob, honey, inamorata, infatuation, like, lover, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove
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| definition 5: |
a sacrificial commitment, esp. in religious experience.
- similar words:
- adoration, agape, charity, devotion, sacrifice
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| related words: |
beau, darling, enjoyment, fondness, grace, heart, lass, liking, partiality, worship |
| phrase: |
no love lost |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
loved, loves, loving |
| definition 1: |
to have tender and passionate affection for.
He told her loved her and asked her to marry him.- antonyms:
- abhor, detest, hate
- similar words:
- adore, care for, cherish, dote on, idolize, worship
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| definition 2: |
to have a strong attachment or attraction to; like intensely.
She loves her two best friends equally.- synonyms:
- adore
- antonyms:
- abhor, abominate, detest, hate, loathe
- similar words:
- adulate, care for, dote on, idolize, like, worship
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| definition 3: |
to enjoy or have a strong interest in.
I love fishing and gardening.- synonyms:
- adore
- antonyms:
- abhor, abominate, detest, hate
- similar words:
- delight in, eat up, enjoy, fancy, like, relish
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| definition 4: |
to have sexual intercourse with.
- similar words:
- bed, cuddle, fondle, fuck, lay, pet, romance
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to experience love for someone.
- antonyms:
- hate
- similar words:
- worship
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| related words: |
care |
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feeling love |
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affectionate, close, demonstrative, fond, loving, tender |
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similar to love |
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affection, passion |
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some actions associated with love |
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adore, care, caress, cherish, court, cuddle, dote, elope, embrace, fancy, flirt, hug, kiss, like, marry, melt, pat, propose, treasure, worship |
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some broader categories that include love |
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emotion, feeling |
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some descriptions of love |
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ardent, crazy, deep, devout, everlasting, faithful, intimate, lasting, lifelong, mad, passing, passionate, pious, precious, romantic, true, warm |
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some people associated with kinds of love |
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bride, brother, child, friend, grandchild, grandparent, groom, idol, love, mate, parent, pet, relative, sister, spouse, valentine |
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some relationships of love |
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attachment, bond, brotherhood, devotion, engagement, marriage, romance, sisterhood |
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some things conventionally associated with love |
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Aphrodite, candy, Cupid, flowers, forget-me-not, heart, jealousy, narcissus, ring, valentine, Valentine's Day, Venus |
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