Definitions for Lovelʌv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lovelʌv(n.; v.)loved, lov•ing.
(n.)a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, esp. when based on sexual attraction.
a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection.
a person toward whom love is felt.
a love affair.
sexual activity.
Category: Medicine
(cap.) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
affectionate concern for the well-being of others:
love of one's neighbor.
a strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking:
a love of books.
the object of such liking or enthusiasm:
The theater was her great love.
the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
a score of zero, as in tennis.
Category: Sport
(v.t.)to have love or affection for.
to have a strong liking for:
to love music.
to need or require:
Plants love sunlight.
to embrace and kiss as a lover.
to have sexual intercourse with.
(v.i.)to feel the emotion of love.
Idioms for love:
in love (with),infused with or feeling deep affection or passion (for); enamored (of).
Category: Idiom
make love, to have sexual relations. to neck; pet. to court; woo.
Category: Idiom
Origin of love:
bef. 900; ME lov(i)en, OE lufian, c. OS, OHG lubōn, ON lofa
Princeton's WordNet
love(noun)
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
"his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
love, passion(noun)
any object of warm affection or devotion
"the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love(noun)
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
love, sexual love, erotic love(noun)
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
"their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
love(noun)
a score of zero in tennis or squash
"it was 40 love"
sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love, love life(verb)
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
"his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
love(verb)
have a great affection or liking for
"I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
love, enjoy(verb)
get pleasure from
"I love cooking"
love(verb)
be enamored or in love with
"She loves her husband deeply"
sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk(verb)
have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
love(noun)ʌv
a feeling of strong affection and sexual attraction for sb
We watched as their love grew.
loveʌv
feeling love
two young people in love; Are you in love with him?
loveʌv
to begin to feel love
I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.
loveʌv
≠ hate
her love for her family/children/friends; his love of music
loveʌv
used to end a letter, email, etc. to sb you feel love for
Let's talk soon. Love, Mom
loveʌv
a person sb feels romantic love for
my first true love
loveʌv
sth sb greatly enjoys being involved in
As a girl, horses were her great love.
loveʌv
to have sex
love(verb)ʌv
≠ hate
Everyone loved the show.; I'd love to go to Thailand.; They love skiing and skating.; Her students love her.
loveʌv
to feel romantic love for sb
I love you.; Do you love each other?
Wiktionary
Love(ProperNoun)
An English surname.
Origin: From the phrase , meaning "nothing".
Webster Dictionary
Love(noun)
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
Love(noun)
especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex
Love(noun)
courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage
Love(noun)
affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object
Love(noun)
due gratitude and reverence to God
Love(noun)
the object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address
Love(noun)
cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus
Love(noun)
a thin silk stuff
Love(noun)
a climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba)
Love(noun)
nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc
Love(noun)
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
Love(noun)
to regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other
Love(noun)
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
Love(verb)
to have the feeling of love; to be in love
The Roycroft Dictionary
love
The third rail for Life's Empire State Express. The beginning of all wisdom, all sympathy, all compassion, all art, all religion.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Love
Affection; in psychiatry commonly refers to pleasure, particularly as it applies to gratifying experiences between individuals.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
LOVE
A man's insane desire to become a woman's meal-ticket.
Translations for Love
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
love(noun)
a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing
She has a great love of music; her love for her children.
- liefdeAfrikaans

- حُبArabic

- любовBulgarian

- amorPortuguese (BR)

- láskaCzech

- die LiebeGerman

- kærlighedDanish

- αγάπηGreek

- amorSpanish

- armastusEstonian

- عشقFarsi

- rakkausFinnish

- amourFrench

- אַהֲבָה, חִיבָּהHebrew

- प्रेम, प्यारHindi

- ljubavCroatian

- szeretetHungarian

- sayangIndonesian

- ástIcelandic

- amoreItalian

- 愛Japanese

- 애정Korean

- meilė, potraukisLithuanian

- mīlestībaLatvian

- cintaMalay

- liefdeDutch

- kjærlighetNorwegian

- zamiłowanie, miłośćPolish

- عشقPersian

- مينه،دوستىPashto

- amorPortuguese

- dragosteRomanian

- любовьRussian

- láskaSlovak

- ljubezenSlovenian

- ljubavSerbian

- kärlek, förtjusning, passionSwedish

- ความรักThai

- aşk, sevgi, sevdaTurkish

- 喜愛Chinese (Trad.)

- любовUkrainian

- محبتUrdu

- yêu thíchVietnamese

- 喜爱Chinese (Simp.)

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