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love · a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. · a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. TopDefinitionsSynonymsQuizRelatedContentMoreAboutLoveWhenToUseExamplesBritishIdiomsAndPhrases🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.love[luhv]SHOWIPA/lʌv/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!Seesynonymsfor:love/loved/loves/lovingonThesaurus.com🍎ElementaryLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.nounaprofoundlytender,passionateaffectionforanotherperson.afeelingofwarmpersonalattachmentordeepaffection,asforaparent,child,orfriend.sexualpassionordesire.apersontowardwhomloveisfelt;belovedperson;sweetheart.(usedasatermofendearment,affection,orthelike):Wouldyouliketoseeamovie,love?aloveaffair;anintenselyamorousincident;amour.sexualintercourse;copulation.Love,apersonificationofsexualaffection,asErosorCupid.affectionateconcernforthewell-beingofothers:theloveofone'sneighbor.strongpredilection,enthusiasm,orlikingforanything:herloveofbooks.theobjectorthingsoliked:Thetheaterwashergreatlove.thebenevolentaffectionofGodforHiscreatures,orthereverentaffectionduefromthemtoGod.ChieflyTennis.ascoreofzero;nothing.awordformerlyusedincommunicationstorepresenttheletterL.SEEMORESEELESSverb(usedwithobject),loved,lov·ing.tohaveloveoraffectionfor:Allherstudentsloveher.tohaveaprofoundlytender,passionateaffectionfor(anotherperson).tohaveastronglikingfor;takegreatpleasurein:tolovemusic.toneedorrequire;benefitgreatlyfrom:Plantslovesunlight.toembraceandkiss(someone),asalover.tohavesexualintercoursewith.SEEMORESEELESSverb(usedwithoutobject),loved,lov·ing.tohaveloveoraffectionforanotherperson;beinlove.VerbPhrasesloveup,tohugandcuddle:Sheloveshimupeverychanceshegets.SEEMOREDEFINITIONSSEEFEWERDEFINITIONSOTHERWORDSFORlove1tenderness,fondness,predilection,warmth,passion,adoration.2liking,inclination,regard,friendliness.15like.16adore,adulate,worship.SeesynonymsforloveonThesaurus.comOPPOSITESFORlove1,2hatred,dislike.15,16detest,hate.SeeantonymsforloveonThesaurus.comVIDEOFORLOVEQuotesOnLoveAndHeartbreakIfyou'veeverexperiencedheartbreak,you'llunderstandthesequotes.MOREVIDEOSFROMDICTIONARY.COMQUIZSHALLWEPLAYA"SHALL"VS."SHOULD"CHALLENGE?Shouldyoutakethisquizon“shall”versus“should”?Itshouldprovetobeaquickchallenge!Question1of6Whichformisusedtostateanobligationordutysomeonehas?shallshouldTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTIdiomsaboutloveforlove,outofaffectionorliking;forpleasure.withoutcompensation:Hevolunteeredattheanimalshelterforlove.fortheloveof,inconsiderationof;forthesakeof:Fortheloveofmercy,stopthatnoise.inlove,infusedwithorfeelingdeepaffectionorpassion:ayouthalwaysinlove.inlovewith,feelingdeepaffectionorpassionfor(aperson,idea,occupation,etc.);enamoredof:inlovewiththegirlnextdoor;inlovewithone'swork.makelove,toembraceandkissaslovers.toengageinsexualactivity.nolovelost,dislike;animosity:Therewasnolovelostbetweenthetwobrothers.SEEMOREIDIOMSSEEFEWERIDIOMSOriginofloveFirstrecordedbefore900;MiddleEnglishnounlove,louve,luve,OldEnglishlufu,cognatewithOldFrisianluve,OldHighGermanluba,Gothiclubō;verbderivedfromthenoun;akintoLatinlubēre(laterlibēre)“tobepleasing,”Slavic(Polish)lubić“tolike,enjoy,”seealsoliefOTHERWORDSFROMloveoutlove,verb(usedwithobject),out·loved,out·lov·ing.o·ver·love,verb,o·ver·loved,o·ver·lov·ing.WordsnearbyloveLouÿs,lovable,lovage,lovastatin,lovat,love,loveable,loveaffair,loveapple,lovearrows,loveatfirstsightDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022MOREABOUTLOVEWhatisabasicdefinitionoflove?Loveisanintense,deepaffectionforanotherperson.Lovealsomeanstofeelthisintenseaffectionforsomeone.Lovecanalsorefertoastronglikeforsomethingortolikesomethingalot.Lovehasmanyothersensesbothasaverbandanoun. Itisdifficulttoexplainwhatloveis.Loveisoneofthemostintenseemotionshumansfeelinlife.Itistheoppositeofhate,anotherincrediblyintenseemotion.Whenyouwoulddoanythingforaspecificperson,that’susuallybecauseyoufeelloveforthem. Therearemanykindsofdeepaffectionyoucanhaveforanotherperson,andtheycanallbedescribedaslove.Theloveyoufeelforyourparentswon’tbethesameloveyoufeelforaclosefriendoraromanticpartner.Youcanalsohaveastrongemotionalbondwithananimal,suchasyourdog.That,too,islove. Real-lifeexamples:Spouseshopefullyfeellovetowardeachother.Itisexpectedthataparentwillhavefeelingsoflovefortheirchild.Valentine’sDayisacelebrationoflove. Usedinasentence:Themanalwayshelpedhisdaughteroutofloveforher.  Loveisusedinthissamesensetomeantofeellovetowardanotherperson.Peoplewhoromanticallyloveeachotheraresaidtobe“inlove”andarecalledlovers.Thesetermsgenerallyimplyromanticorsexualattraction. Real-lifeexamples:RomeolovedJuliet.Mostparentslovetheirchildren.Apersonoftenlovestheirboyfriendorgirlfriend. Usedinasentence:Shelovesherbestfriendlikeasister.  Loveisalsousedtorefertoalesspassionate,butstillstrong,fondnessforsomething. Real-lifeexamples:Athleteshavealoveofsports.Readershavealoveofbooks.Artistsmayhavealoveofpainting,music,ordrawing. Usedinasentence:HisloveofParisledhimtotakemanytripstoFrance.  Inthissense,lovecanalsobeusedtomeantoreallylikesomethingorsomeone.Thewordloverisusedtomeanapersonwhoreallylikessomething,asina“doglover”ora“foodlover.” Real-lifeexamples:Catslovetochasethings.Outgoingpeoplelovebeingaroundotherpeople.Couchpotatoeslovetelevision. Usedinasentence:Ilovegoingtothezooandseeingalltheanimals.  Wheredoeslovecomefrom?Thefirstrecordsoflovecomefrombeforethe900s.ThenouncomesfromtheOldEnglishwordlufu,andtheverbcomesfromtheOldEnglishlufian.Bothofthesewordsarerelatedtoolderwordsforlove,suchastheOldFrisianluveandluvia. Didyouknow…?Whataresomeotherformsrelatedtolove? lovely(adjective) loveless(adjective) loveable(adjective) lovable(adjective) loving(adjective,presenttenseverb) Whataresomesynonymsforlove? infatuation devotion adore cherish treasure Whataresomewordsthatsharearootorwordelementwithlove?  lover loveaffair lovebird lovedone loveatfirstsight Whataresomewordsthatoftengetusedindiscussinglove? family friendship romance passion puppy letter life Howisloveusedinreallife?Loveisaverycommonwordthatpeopleusetorefertoothersthattheycherishortothingstheyreallylike. Ilovemysistersomuchshe’smybestfriend💕💞💘💓💗 —LV(@_lovee_lupe)November25,2020 IlikehowmyfriendssendmerandomcatmemesbecausetheyknowhowmuchIlovecats❤️ —pleasetellmetogostudy(@mutale019)November25,2020 “Isustainmyselfwiththeloveoffamily.”#MayaAngelou —MayaAngelou(@DrMayaAngelou)November29,2020 Tryusinglove!WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTasynonymoflove? A.affection B.infatuation C.desire D.hate WHENTOUSEWhatareotherwaystosay love?Thenounlovereferstoaprofoundlytender,passionateaffectionforanotherperson.Whenshouldyouuseloveinplaceofaffectionordevotion?FindoutonThesaurus.com. Wordsrelatedtoloveaffection,appreciation,devotion,emotion,fondness,friendship,infatuation,lust,passion,respect,tenderness,yearning,lover,admire,carefor,cherish,choose,gofor,prefer,prizeHowtouseloveinasentenceEverynowandagain,wecomeacrossalovestorythattouchesourheartsinmorewaysthanbe.WNBAPlayerMayaMooreMarriesJonathanIrons,TheManSheHelpedFreeFromPrison|JasmineGrant|September17,2020|Essence.comAgain,Ididn’tthinkmuchofitasa15-year-old,butIjusthadaloveforfood.TomColicchioHopes(andFears)COVID-19WillChangetheRestaurantIndustry|PallabiMunsi|September16,2020|OzyIdeallyyoushouldbegrowingandevolvingatsimilarratesandspeedsforromanticlove,Ishouldsay.GetGabrielleUnion’sBestCareerAdvice|JoshuaEferighe|September16,2020|OzyShe’dmetmein1986,atapartyforreturnedPeaceCorpsvolunteersandhadfalleninlovewiththeguywho’djustspenttwoyearsteachinginSwaziland.WhatifYourCompanyHadNoRules?(BonusEpisode)|MariaKonnikova|September12,2020|FreakonomicsTobearealhomecook,thekindwhoputloveandattentionintoeachdish,wastomakeeverythingyourself.TheRedemptionoftheSpiceBlend|JayaSaxena|September10,2020|EaterWhathappenedtotrueloveknowsnoboundariesandallthat?FreakingOutAboutAgeGapsinGayRelationshipsIsHomophobic|SamanthaAllen|January9,2015|DAILYBEAST“IlovemyjobandIlovemycityandIamcommittedtotheworkhere,”hesaidinastatement.TheGoldenStatePrepsforthe‘RedWedding’ofSenateRaces|DavidFreedlander|January9,2015|DAILYBEASTAndwehavealotofgreatgueststhisseason:GretaGerwig,NatashaLyonne,OliviaWilde,SteveBuscemiisback—Ilovethatguy.CoffeeTalkwithFredArmisen:On‘Portlandia,’MeetingObama,andTaylorSwift’sGreatness|MarlowStern|January7,2015|DAILYBEASTYoujusttravellightwithcarry-onluggage,gotocitiesthatyoulove,andgettohangoutwithallyourfriends.CoffeeTalkwithFredArmisen:On‘Portlandia,’MeetingObama,andTaylorSwift’sGreatness|MarlowStern|January7,2015|DAILYBEASTTerrorismisbadnewsanywhere,butespeciallyroughonOdessa,wherethecitymottoseemstobe“makelove,notwar.”IsPutinTurningtoTerrorisminUkraine?|AnnaNemtsova|January6,2015|DAILYBEASTInthiscase,Isuspect,therewasco-operantastronglymarkedchildishcharacteristic,theloveofproducinganeffect.Children'sWays|JamesSullyThewell-known"cockandbull"storiesofsmallchildrenareinspiredbythisloveofstrongeffect.Children'sWays|JamesSullyWomengenerallyconsiderconsequencesinlove,seldominresentment.PearlsofThought|MaturinM.BallouAndasshehesitatedbetweenobediencetooneanddutytowardtheother,herlife,herloveandfuturewasinthebalance.TheHomesteader|OscarMicheauxNothingbutanextremeloveoftruthcouldhavehinderedmefromconcealingthispartofmystory.Gulliver'sTravels|JonathanSwiftSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLESBritishDictionarydefinitionsforlovelove/(lʌv)/verb(tr)tohaveagreatattachmenttoandaffectionfor(tr)tohavepassionatedesire,longing,andfeelingsfor(tr)tolikeordesire(todosomething)verymuch(tr)tomakeloveto(intr)tobeinloveSEEMORESEELESSnounanintenseemotionofaffection,warmth,fondness,andregardtowardsapersonorthing(asmodifier)lovesong;lovestoryadeepfeelingofsexualattractionanddesirewholeheartedlikingfororpleasureinsomethingChristianityGod'sbenevolentattitudetowardsmanman'sattitudeofreverentdevotiontowardsGodAlso:myloveabelovedperson:usedespasanendearmentBritishinformalatermofaddress,espbutnotnecessarilyforapersonregardedaslikable(intennis,squash,etc)ascoreofzerofallinlovetobecomeinloveforlovewithoutpaymentforloveormoney(usedwithanegative)inanycircumstancesIwouldn'teatasnailforloveormoneyfortheloveofforthesakeofinloveinastateofstrongemotionalattachmentandusuallysexualattractionmakelovetohavesexualintercourse(with)archaictoengageincourtship(with)SEEMORESEELESSOtherwordsfromloveRelatedadjective:amatoryWordOriginforloveOldEnglishlufu;relatedtoOldHighGermanluba;comparealsoLatinlibēre(originallylubēre)topleaseCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012OtherIdiomsandPhraseswithloveloveInadditiontotheidiomsbeginningwithloveloveaffairloveatfirstsightalsosee:all'sfairinloveandwarcourseoftruelovefallinlovefortheloveoflaboroflovemakelovemiserylovescompanynolovelostnotforloveormoneypuppylovesomebodyuptherelovesmeSEEMOREORIGINSSEEFEWERORIGINSTheAmericanHeritage®IdiomsDictionary Copyright©2002,2001,1995byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.WORDOFTHEDAYcacimbonoun|[kuh-sim-boh]SEEDEFINITIONFEEDBACK