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Definitions for Loving

[1] feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
[2] a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
[3] a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
[4] sexual passion or desire.
[5] a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
[6] (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
[7] a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
[8] sexual intercourse; copulation.
[9] (initial capital letter ) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
[10] affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
[11] strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
[12] the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
[13] the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
[14] Chiefly Tennis . a score of zero; nothing.
[15] a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
[16] to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
[17] to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
[18] to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
[19] to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
[20] to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
[21] to have sexual intercourse with.
[22] to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
[23] love up , to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.
[24] feeling, showing, or indicating love and affection
[25] (tr) to have a great attachment to and affection for
[26] (tr) to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for
[27] (tr) to like or desire (to do something) very much
[28] (tr) to make love to
[29] (intr) to be in love
[30] an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing (as modifier ) love song ; love story
[31] a deep feeling of sexual attraction and desire
[32] wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something
[33] Christianity God's benevolent attitude towards man man's attitude of reverent devotion towards God
[34] Also: my love a beloved person: used esp as an endearment
[35] British informal a term of address, esp but not necessarily for a person regarded as likable
[36] (in tennis, squash, etc) a score of zero
[37] fall in love to become in love
[38] for love without payment
[39] for love or money (used with a negative) in any circumstances I wouldn't eat a snail for love or money
[40] for the love of for the sake of
[41] in love in a state of strong emotional attachment and usually sexual attraction
[42] make love to have sexual intercourse (with) archaic to engage in courtship (with)

Words related to Loving

affectionate, generous, attentive, amiable, faithful, cordial, benevolent, loyal, devoted, friendly, earnest, thoughtful, warm, dear, passionate, considerate, doting, romantic, caring, admiring

Words nearby Loving

loves park, lovesick, lovesome, lovey, lovey-dovey, loving, loving cup, loving-kindness, lovingest, low, low beam

Origin of Loving

ebefore 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lufu, cognate with Old Frisian luve, Old High German luba, Gothic lubō; (v.) Middle English lov(i)en, Old English lufian; cognate with Old Frisian luvia, Old High German lubōn to love, Latin lubēre (later libēre ) to be pleasing; akin to lief

Other words from Loving

lov·ing·ly , adverb
lov·ing·ness , noun
non·lov·ing , adjective
un·lov·ing , adjective
out·love , verb (used with object), out·loved, out·lov·ing.
o·ver·love , verb, o·ver·loved, o·ver·lov·ing.
Related adjective: amatory

Word origin for Loving

eOld English lufu; related to Old High German luba; compare also Latin libēre (originally lubēre ) to please

Synonyms for Loving

admiring, affectionate, amiable, attentive, benevolent, caring, considerate, cordial, dear, devoted, doting, earnest, faithful, friendly, generous, loyal, passionate, romantic, thoughtful, warm, attached, concerned, enamored, infatuated, liking, respecting, tender, valuing, amatory, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, bound up, demonstrative, erotic, expressive, fervent, fond, idolatrous, impassioned, kind, reverent, reverential, sentimental, solicitous, warm-hearted, worshipful, zealous