The meaning of Love

noun

Deep love and respect.

Usage examples:

He gave her a look of adoration

verb

Love and respect (someone) deeply.

Usage examples:

He adored his mother

verb

To love and respect someone very much, or to like something very much

Usage examples:

Both girls adored their father., i adore those shoes!, his adoration of his wife is obvious.

noun

Excessive admiration or praise.

Usage examples:

He found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans

noun

Too much admiration or praise for someone

Usage examples:

He couldn’t deal with the adulation of his fans.

noun

A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of god, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe.

Usage examples:

God sent an angel to talk to gideon

noun

A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

Usage examples:

He has a healthy appetite

noun

A desire or need for something, esp. food

Usage examples:

A good/healthy appetite, an appetite for adventure

noun

Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

Usage examples:

I smiled in appreciation

noun

The act of recognizing someone's worth as a person or showing that you are grateful for something that person has done

Usage examples:

"i’d just like a little appreciation," she sobbed., new funds are generated by the appreciation of …

noun

An increase in value

Usage examples:

At 17.55%, the state's house-price appreciation was nearly triple the national rate., appreciation …

noun

Great enthusiasm or passion.

Usage examples:

The rebuff did little to dampen his ardour

noun

Great enthusiasm or love

Usage examples:

His ardour for her cooled after only a few weeks.

noun

An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.

Usage examples:

The processor comes complete with a blender attachment

adjective

Dearly loved.

Usage examples:

His beloved son

noun

A much loved person.

Usage examples:

He watched his beloved from afar

adjective

Loved very much

Usage examples:

His beloved wife died last year, and he is still grieving.

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

noun

The person to whom one is engaged.

Usage examples:

How long have you known your betrothed?

verb

Formally engage (someone) to be married.

Usage examples:

In no time i shall be betrothed to isabel

noun

A person that someone has promised to marry, or has been promised to as a marriage partner

Usage examples:

He sent a dozen roses to his betrothed.

noun

A person's regular male companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship.

Usage examples:

His mum was a single mother who had a succession of boyfriends, none of whom were able to act as a …

noun

A man or boy with whom a person is having a romantic relationship

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

noun

Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person.

Usage examples:

Good night, darling

adjective

Beloved.

Usage examples:

His darling wife

noun

Used to show affection when speaking to someone

Usage examples:

Hello, darling., here’s a picture of my darling child.

adjective

Regarded with deep affection.

Usage examples:

A dear friend

noun

Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.

Usage examples:

Don't you worry, dear

adverb

At a high cost.

Usage examples:

They buy property cheaply and sell dear

adjective

Most loved or cherished.

Usage examples:

One of my dearest friends

noun

Used as an affectionate form of address.

Usage examples:

You make me so happy, dearest

adjective

Regarded with deep affection.

Usage examples:

A dear friend

verb

Please (someone) greatly.

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An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old

noun

Great pleasure.

Usage examples:

The little girls squealed with delight

noun

Great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness, or something or someone that gives this

Usage examples:

[ c ] my sister’s little boy is a real delight., [ u ] his music teacher expressed delight with his…

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity.

Usage examples:

His devotion to duty never wavered

noun

Support and affection

Usage examples:

He is a teacher who inspires respect and devotion from his students., [ u ] a life of religious dev…

noun

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

Usage examples:

Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you

adjective

Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring.

Usage examples:

She was spoiled outrageously by her doting father

verb

Be extremely and uncritically fond of.

Usage examples:

She doted on her two young children

adjective

Showing that you love someone very much

Usage examples:

We saw photographs of the doting father with the baby on his knee.

noun

A word or phrase expressing love or affection.

Usage examples:

She was whispering endearments and repeatedly kissing him

noun

The state or process of taking pleasure in something.

Usage examples:

The enjoyment of a good wine

noun

Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Usage examples:

Her energy and enthusiasm for life

noun

A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and a desire to be involved in it, or a subject that produces such a feeling

Usage examples:

[ u ] i find that i’m losing my enthusiasm for the game., [ c ] parents need to share their enthusi…

noun

Affection or liking for someone or something.

Usage examples:

I remember him with great fondness

noun

A great liking for someone or something

Usage examples:

Ruth has a real fondness for old houses.

noun

A person's regular female companion with whom they have a romantic or sexual relationship.

Usage examples:

He lives with his girlfriend

noun

A sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers.

noun

A sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food

Usage examples:

Hi, honey, i’m home.

noun

A name that you call someone you love or like very much

Usage examples:

Hi, honey, i'm home!

noun

A person's female lover.

Usage examples:

His new inamorata is a twenty-two-year-old mannequin named jennifer

noun

A woman someone is in love with

Usage examples:

He's had a tattoo with the name of a former lover removed, to avoid hurting the feelings of his cur…

noun

A person's male lover.

Usage examples:

Her days were spent dallying with her inamorato

noun

A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.

Usage examples:

John was a scientist by training and inclination

noun

A preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something

Usage examples:

Tony has a strong inclination toward the arts., if i were in your situation, my inclination would b…

noun

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

He had developed an infatuation with the girl

noun

Strong but not usually lasting feelings of love or attraction

Usage examples:

It's just an infatuation. she'll get over it., no one expected their infatuation with each other to…

noun

Close familiarity or friendship.

Usage examples:

The intimacy between a husband and wife

noun

The state of having a close, personal relationship or romantic relationship with someone

Usage examples:

[ u ] he was always polite, but he shunned intimacy.

noun

The quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness.

Usage examples:

He has expressed his keenness to retain his job

noun

A tendency or partiality of a particular kind.

Usage examples:

He is quite vocal about his political leanings

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

He leaned back in his chair

noun

A feeling of regard or fondness.

Usage examples:

She'd taken an instant liking to arnie's new girlfriend

verb

Find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.

Usage examples:

All his classmates liked him

noun

A partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage.

Usage examples:

I think she had a secret lover

noun

A partner in a romantic or physical relationship

Usage examples:

The remote island is ideal for nature lovers.

noun

Strong sexual desire.

Usage examples:

He knew that his lust for her had returned

verb

Have strong sexual desire for someone.

Usage examples:

He really lusted after me in those days

noun

A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.

Usage examples:

Is it too much to have these characters actually act like fathers and daughters, and not just like …

noun

The person you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with, but are not married to

noun

Unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism.

Usage examples:

An attack on the partiality of judges

noun

An unfair preference for one person or group over another

Usage examples:

Some parents complained about the partiality of the teacher toward certain students.

noun

Strong and barely controllable emotion.

Usage examples:

A man of impetuous passion

abbreviation

Peru (international vehicle registration).

noun

A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

Usage examples:

My predilection for asian food

noun

A strong liking or preference

Usage examples:

A predilection for spicy foods

noun

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

Usage examples:

A proclivity for hard work

noun

The fact that someone likes something or likes to do something, especially something considered morally wrong

Usage examples:

The sexual proclivities of celebrities, his proclivity for shapely blondes

noun

The seventeenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

I encountered some difficulty when required to pronounce the letter q.

abbreviation

Quarter (used to refer to a specified quarter of the financial year).

Usage examples:

We expect to have an exceptional q4

Electric charge.

noun

Great enjoyment.

Usage examples:

She swigged a mouthful of wine with relish

verb

Enjoy greatly.

Usage examples:

He was relishing his moment of glory

verb

To like or enjoy something

Usage examples:

I enjoyed our vacation, but didn’t relish the twenty-hour trip back home., [ u ] we have relish for…

verb

Taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it to the full.

Usage examples:

Gourmets will want to savour our game specialities

noun

A characteristic taste, flavour, or smell, especially a pleasant one.

Usage examples:

The subtle savour of wood smoke

verb

To enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible

Usage examples:

It was the first chocolate he'd tasted for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful., she felt th…

adjective

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Usage examples:

A cup of hot sweet tea

noun

A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.

Usage examples:

A bag of sweets

adjective

(esp. of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar or honey

Usage examples:

The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour., i like sweet cherries., the desserts wer…

noun

A person with whom someone is having a romantic relationship.

Usage examples:

The pair were childhood sweethearts

noun

A person you love, esp. one with whom you have a romantic relationship

Usage examples:

Jeanne was my high school sweetheart., hi, sweetheart., she’s a sweetheart.

noun

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

Usage examples:

The wine had a fruity taste

verb

Perceive or experience the flavour of.

Usage examples:

She had never tasted ice cream before

verb

The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

noun

Gentleness and kindness; kindliness.

Usage examples:

He picked her up in his arms with great tenderness

noun

The quality of being gentle, loving, or kind

Usage examples:

She treated the children with great tenderness., the disease causes pain and tenderness in the musc…

noun

The quality, state, or sensation of being warm; moderate heat.

Usage examples:

The warmth of the sun on her skin

noun

The state or condition of being weak.

Usage examples:

The country's weakness in international dealings

noun

Lack of strength or energy

Usage examples:

[ u ] the building’s collapse was caused by weakness in several beams., [ u ] is crying always a si…

noun

A situation in which someone or something is at a low level or is not strong or successful

Usage examples:

Weakness against sth the dollar's weakness against the euro has made european goods more expensive …

noun

The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.

Usage examples:

Worship of the mother goddess

verb

Show reverence and adoration for (a deity).

Usage examples:

The maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods

verb

To pray to god or a god

Usage examples:

[ i ] they went on a pilgrimage to india to worship at the holy buddhist shrines there., [ i ] they…

noun

A feeling of intense longing for something.

Usage examples:

He felt a yearning for the mountains

adjective

Involving or expressing yearning.

Usage examples:

A yearning hope

verb

Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Usage examples:

She yearned for a glimpse of him

noun

Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Usage examples:

His zeal for privatization

noun

Great enthusiasm or interest

Usage examples:

Religious zeal, [ + to infinitive ] in his zeal to get his work finished on time, he made a lot of …

noun

Great enthusiasm and energy.

Usage examples:

They campaigned with zest and intelligence

verb

Scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.

Usage examples:

Zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith

noun

Enthusiasm and energy

Usage examples:

She’s over 80, but she still has an amazing zest for life.