Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. liking(noun)

   a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

   "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. liking(Noun)

   The action of the verb to like.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Liking

   of Like

2. Liking

   looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look

3. Liking(noun)

   the state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below

4. Liking(noun)

   the state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for

5. Liking(noun)

   appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of liking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of liking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Virgil:

   Each man is led by his own liking.

2. John Dykstra:

   I started out as a kid liking to disassemble and assemble things ...

3. Maya Angelou:

   Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

4. J. K. Rowling:

   There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   We may like the honey without liking the bee, but this will not be ethical!

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