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loving

lov·ing

loving

 
pronunciation:
luh vIng
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part of speech: adjective
definition: feeling or showing love.
Her loving father held her hand.His bride gave him a loving smile.
synonyms:
affectionate, fond, tender
antonyms:
cold, hateful, loveless, unloving
similar words:
amatory, amorous, ardent, caring, devoted, kind, passionate, warm-hearted
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)loving incredibly, profoundly, very, wonderfully
(adj.)loving + noun attention, being, bond, care, caress, caring, compassion, couple, covenant, creator, cup, dad, daughter, deity, detail, devotion, disposition, embrace, environment, family, father, friendship, gaze, gesture, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, hate, home, husband, intercourse, intimacy, kindness, kiss, lesbian, loyalty, maid, marriage, mate, memory, mercy, mom, mother, neighbor, parent, parody, person, pet, presence, relationship, sister, smile, son, spirit, spouse, tone, touch, tribute, welcome, wife, writing [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: lovingly (adv.), lovingness (n.)
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