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Definitions for Liking

[1] preference, inclination, or favor: to show a liking for privacy.
[2] pleasure or taste: much to his liking.
[3] the state or feeling of a person who likes.
[4] to take pleasure in; find agreeable or congenial: We all liked the concert.
[5] to regard with favor; have a kindly or friendly feeling for (a person, group, etc.); find attractive: His parents like me and I like them.
[6] to wish or prefer: You can do exactly as you like while you are a guest here.
[7] Digital Technology . (sometimes initial capital letter ) to indicate one’s enjoyment of, agreement with, or interest in (website content, especially in social media): Share your posts so your friends can like them or leave a comment. Like us on Facebook to get a free sample.
[8] to feel inclined; wish: We'll have lunch whenever you like.
[9] Archaic . to suit the tastes or wishes; please.
[10] Usually likes . the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
[11] Digital Technology . (sometimes initial capital letter ) an instance of indicating one’s liking of specific website content: I see my comment got lots of likes. a feature or option, usually a button, that enables this: I installed a Like on my blog so you can subscribe to updates.
[12] Digital Technology . (sometimes initial capital letter ) noting or pertaining to a feature used to like specific website content: a Like button; like boxes.
[13] the feeling of a person who likes; fondness
[14] a preference, inclination, or pleasure
[15] (prenominal) similar; resembling
[16] similar to; similarly to; in the manner of acting like a maniac ; he's so like his father
[17] used correlatively to express similarity in certain proverbs like mother, like daughter
[18] such as there are lots of ways you might amuse yourself — like taking a long walk, for instance
[19] a dialect word for likely
[20] not standard as it were: often used as a parenthetic filler there was this policeman just staring at us, like
[21] be like … informal used to introduce direct speech or nonverbal communication I was like, ‘You're kidding!’
[22] not standard as though; as if you look like you've just seen a ghost
[23] in the same way as; in the same way that she doesn't dance like you do
[24] the equal or counterpart of a person or thing, esp one respected or prized compare like with like ; her like will never be seen again
[25] the like similar things dogs, foxes, and the like
[26] the likes of or the like of people or things similar to (someone or something specified) we don't want the likes of you around here
[27] (tr) to find (something) enjoyable or agreeable or find it enjoyable or agreeable (to do something) he likes boxing ; he likes to hear music
[28] (tr) to be fond of
[29] (tr) to prefer or wish (to do something) we would like you to go
[30] (tr) to feel towards; consider; regard how did she like it?
[31] (intr) to feel disposed or inclined; choose; wish
[32] (tr) archaic to please; agree with it likes me not to go
[33] (usually plural) a favourable feeling, desire, preference, etc (esp in the phrase likes and dislikes )

Words related to Liking

affinity, love, bent, mind, fancy, sympathy, bias, appetite, tendency, penchant, attraction, propensity, passion, attachment, inclination, stomach, favoritism, weakness, partiality, appreciation

Words nearby Liking

liken, likeness, likes of, the, likewise, likin, liking, likker, likud, likuta, lila, lilac

Origin of Liking

e2before 900; Middle English liken, Old English līcian; cognate with Dutch lijken, Old Norse līka; see like1

Other words from Liking

o·ver·lik·ing , noun
self-lik·ing , adjective, noun
un·der·lik·ing , noun

Word origin for Liking

eOld English līcian; related to Old Norse līka, Dutch lijken

Synonyms for Liking

affinity, affection, appetite, appreciation, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, desire, devotion, fancy, favoritism, inclination, love, mind, palate, partiality, passion, penchant, pleasure, predilection, preference, proneness, propensity, relish, stomach, sympathy, tendency, tooth, velleity, weakness, will, soft spot