Love

[lʌv]

Definition

(noun.) any object of warm affection or devotion; 'the theater was her first love'; 'he has a passion for cock fighting';.

(noun.) a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; 'their love left them indifferent to their surroundings'; 'she was his first love'.

(noun.) a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; 'his love for his work'; 'children need a lot of love'.

(noun.) a score of zero in tennis or squash; 'it was 40 love'.

(verb.) have a great affection or liking for; 'I love French food'; 'She loves her boss and works hard for him'.

(verb.) be enamored or in love with; 'She loves her husband deeply'.

(verb.) get pleasure from; 'I love cooking'.

Typed by Felix--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

(n.) Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

(n.) Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

(n.) Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

(n.) Due gratitude and reverence to God.

(n.) The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address.

(n.) Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

(n.) A thin silk stuff.

(n.) A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).

(n.) Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.

(n.) To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.

(n.) To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.

(n.) To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.

(v. i.) To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

Checker: Valerie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Have affection for, regard with affection.[2]. Have a passionate affection for, be in love with, be enamoured of.[3]. Like, be pleased with.

v. n. Delight, take pleasure.

n. [1]. Affection, affectionate regard.[2]. Attachment, passionate affection, the tender passion.[3]. Liking, fondness.[4]. Lover, person beloved.[5]. Cupid, god of love.

Typist: Preston

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Affection, attachment, passion, devotion, benevolence, charity, kindness

ANT:Hatred, dislike, disaffection, alienation, estrangement, bitterness, coldness,Indifference, repugnance, infidelity, desertion, unkindness, malice,uncharitableness

Edited by Barton

Definition

n. fondness: an affection of the mind caused by that which delights: pre-eminent kindness: benevolence: reverential regard: devoted attachment to one of the opposite sex: the object of affection: the god of love Cupid: (Shak.) a kindness a favour done: nothing in billiards tennis and some other games.—v.t. to be fond of: to regard with affection: to delight in with exclusive affection: to regard with benevolence.—v.i. to have the feeling of love.—adj. Lov′able worthy of love: amiable.—ns. Love′-app′le the fruit of the tomato; Love′bird a genus of small birds of the parrot tribe so called from their attachment to each other; Love′-brok′er (Shak.) a third person who carries messages and makes assignations between lovers; Love′-charm a philtre; Love′-child a bastard; Love′-day (Shak.) a day for settling disputes; Love′-fā′vour something given to be worn in token of love; Love′-feast a religious feast held periodically by certain sects of Christians in imitation of the love-feasts celebrated by the early Christians in connection with the Lord's-supper; Love′-feat the gallant act of a lover; Love′-in-ī′dleness the heart's-ease; Love′-juice a concoction used to excite love; Love′-knot an intricate knot used as a token of love.—adj. Love′less without love tenderness or kindness.—ns. Love′-lett′er a letter of courtship; Love′-lies-bleed′ing a species of the plant Amaranthus; Love′liness; Love′lock a lock of hair hanging at the ear worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.—adj. Love′lorn forsaken by one's love.—n. Love′lornness.—adj. Love′ly exciting love or admiration: amiable: pleasing: delightful.—adv. beautifully delightfully.—ns. Love′-match a marriage for love not money; Love′-mong′ėr one who deals in affairs of love; Love′-pō′tion a philtre; Lov′er one who loves esp. one in love with person of the opposite sex in the singular almost exclusively of the man: one who is fond of anything: (B.) a friend.—adjs. Lov′ered (Shak.) having a lover; Lov′erly like a lover.—n. Love′-shaft a dart of love from Cupid's bow.—adjs. Love′-sick languishing with amorous desire; Love′some lovely.—ns. Love′-suit (Shak.) courtship; Love′-tō′ken a gift in evidence of love.—adj. Lov′ing having love or kindness: affectionate: fond: expressing love.—ns. Lov′ing-cup (see under Cup); Lov′ing-kind′ness kindness full of love: tender regard: mercy: favour.—adv. Lov′ingly.—n. Lov′ingness.—For love or money in some way or another; In love enamoured; Make love to to try to gain the affections of; Play for love to play without stakes; There's no love lost between them they have no regard for each other.

Checked by Leon