Here's the love list.
love (lv)
n.
1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
3.
a. Sexual passion.
b. Sexual intercourse.
c. A love affair.
4. An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
5. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
6. An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.
7.
a. A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
b. The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
8. Love Mythology Eros or Cupid.
9. often Love Christianity Charity.
10. Sports A zero score in tennis.
v. loved, lov·ing, loves
v.tr.
1. To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person): We love our parents. I love my friends.
2. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
3. To have an intense emotional attachment to: loves his house.
4.
a. To embrace or caress.
b. To have sexual intercourse with.
5. To like or desire enthusiastically: loves swimming.
6. Theology To have charity for.
7. To thrive on; need: The cactus loves hot, dry air.
v.intr.
To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
Idioms:
for love
Out of compassion; with no thought for a reward: She volunteers at the hospital for love.
for love or money
Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences: I would not do that for love or money.
for the love of
For the sake of; in consideration for: did it all for the love of praise.
in love
1. Deeply or passionately enamored: a young couple in love.
2. Highly or immoderately fond: in love with Japanese painting; in love with the sound of her own voice.
no love lost
No affection; animosity: There's no love lost between them.
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[Middle English, from Old English lufu; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: love, affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. Love is the most intense: marrying for love.
Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection.
Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication and implies selflessness: teachers admired for their devotion to children.
Fondness is strong liking or affection: a fondness for small animals.
Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: lovers blinded to their differences by their mutual infatuation.
The American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright
2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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love
Verb
[loving, loved]
1. to have a great affection for a person or thing
2. to have passionate desire for someone
3. to like (to do something) very much
Noun
1. an intense emotion of affection towards a person or thing
2. a deep feeling of sexual attraction
3. wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something
4. a beloved person: often used as an endearment
5. Brit informal a commonplace term of address, not necessarily restricted to people one knows or has regard for
6. (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero
7. fall in love to become in love
8. for love or money in any circumstances
9. in love feeling a strong emotional and sexual attraction
10. make love to
a. to have sexual intercourse with
b. Now archaic to court [Old English lufu]
lovable
loveable adj
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006
HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006
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Love
free-lovism
the doctrine or practice of having sexual relations without marriage or any other commitment to an obligation.
inamorata
a female lover or a woman who is loved.
inamorato
a male lover or a man who is loved.
philauty
Obsolete, self love; an excessive regard for oneself.
philostorgy
Obsolete, natural love or affection.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
emotion - any strong feeling
adoration, worship - a feeling of profound love and admiration
agape love, agape - selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
agape - (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
filial love - the love of a child for a parent
ardor, ardour - intense feeling of love
amorousness, enamoredness - a feeling of love or fondness
calf love, puppy love, infatuation, crush - temporary love of an adolescent
devotedness, devotion - feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
benevolence - disposition to do good
heartstrings - your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"
caring, lovingness - a loving feeling
loyalty - feelings of allegiance
hate, hatred - the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
2. love - any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
passion
object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
3. love - a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
beloved, dear, dearest, honey
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
4. love - a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
erotic love, sexual love
concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy
5. love - a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
6. love - sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual love
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
Verb 1. love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
love - be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
cherish, hold dear, treasure, care for - be fond of; be attached to
dote - shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
detest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
2. love - get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
enjoy
like - find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
get off - enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"
3. love - be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
romance - have a love affair with
4. love - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, bed, bang, make out, know
neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
fornicate - have sex without being married
copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.
2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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love
verb 1. adore, care for, treasure, cherish, prize, worship, be devoted to, be attached to, be in love with, dote on, hold dear, think the world of, idolize, feel affection for, have affection for, adulate << OPPOSITE hate
verb 2. enjoy, like, desire, fancy, appreciate, relish, delight in, savour, take pleasure in, have a soft spot for, be partial to, have a weakness for << OPPOSITE dislike
verb 3. cuddle, neck (informal) kiss, pet, embrace, caress, fondle, canoodle (slang)
noun 4. passion, liking, regard, friendship, affection, warmth, attachment, intimacy, devotion, tenderness, fondness, rapture, adulation, adoration, infatuation, ardour, endearment, aroha N.Z. amity << OPPOSITE hatred
noun 5. liking, taste, delight in, bent for, weakness for, relish for, enjoyment, devotion to, penchant for, inclination for, zest for, fondness for, soft spot for, partiality to
noun 6. beloved, dear, dearest, sweet, lover, angel, darling, honey, loved one, sweetheart, truelove, dear one, leman (archaic) inamorata or inamorato << OPPOSITE enemy
noun 7. sympathy, understanding, heart, charity, pity, humanity, warmth, mercy, sorrow, kindness, tenderness, friendliness, condolence, commiseration, fellow feeling, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness, aroha N.Z. fall in love with someone lose your heart to, fall for, be taken with, take a shine to (informal) become infatuated with, fall head over heels in love with, be swept off your feet by, bestow your affections on >> for love without payment, freely, for nothing, free of charge, gratis, pleasurably for love or money by any means, ever, under any conditions >> in love enamoured, charmed, captivated, smitten, wild (informal) mad (informal) crazy (informal) enthralled, besotted, infatuated, enraptured make love have sexual intercourse, have sex, go to bed, sleep together, do it (informal) mate, have sexual relations, have it off (slang) have it away (slang) >> adjective amatory
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