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How can we love our partners, our parents, sunsets at the beach, cats, and Fridays? The types of love listed here mean different things — but what remains is the certainty, at least for now, that what you love is what you adore.
Love is an expression of emotion. Love, it is said, can make you walk miles barefoot in the rain just to see the person you can't stop thinking about. Or, it can make you cross the street because the store "you love" is located there. Love is a versatile word — like what it describes. Love takes many forms, but the word typically describes an affection that is deep and emotional. If you say you’re “in love,” that tends to refer to the romantic kind of love.
Primary Meanings of
love
1.
nv
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
2.
n
a score of zero in tennis or squash
Full Definitions of
love
1
n a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
“his love for his work”
“children need a lot of love”
Antonyms:
hate, hatred
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Types:
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Type of:
emotion
any strong feeling
n a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
“their love left them indifferent to their surroundings”
“she was his first love”
Synonyms:
erotic love, sexual love
Type of:
concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire
a desire for sexual intimacy
n any object of warm affection or devotion
“the theater was her first love”
Synonyms:
passion
Type of:
object
the focus of cognitions or feelings
n a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Synonyms:
beloved, dear, dearest, honey
Type of:
lover
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
n sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
“he hadn't had any love in months”
“he has a very complicated love life”
Synonyms:
love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual love
Type of:
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
activities associated with sexual intercourse
v have a great affection or liking for
“I love French food”
“She loves her boss and works hard for him”
Antonyms:
detest, hate
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Types:
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v be enamored or in love with
“She loves her husband deeply”
Types:
romance
have a love affair with
v get pleasure from
“I love cooking”
Synonyms:
enjoy
Type of:
like
find enjoyable or agreeable
v have sexual intercourse with
Synonyms:
have intercourse, have sex, roll in the hay
make out, neck
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Types:
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2
n a score of zero in tennis or squash
“it was 40 love”
Type of:
score
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
He loves the game. I know he just wants to be around it as long as possible.”
Washington PostNov 11, 2015
All three were inbound to Dallas Love Field.
Washington TimesNov 11, 2015
You see a lot of references in Kids Company literature to the importance of love.
BBCNov 11, 2015
Linebacker Joshua Perry loves playing under the lights like he did in high school outside of Columbus but said the early start has a benefit.