love

[Love]

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.

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A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre'89minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Noun
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"

Noun
any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting";

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a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"

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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

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a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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Noun
a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"

Verb
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

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have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"

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be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"

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get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

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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.

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

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

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

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Due gratitude and reverence to God.

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

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Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

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A thin silk stuff.

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A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).

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

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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.

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

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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.

Love

Love , n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See Lief.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre'89minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.

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

He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored.

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

Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul.

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

Love, and health to all.

Smit with the love of sacred song.

The love of science faintly warmed his breast.

5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.

Keep yourselves in the love of God.

6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address. "Trust me, love." Dryden.

Open the temple gates unto my love.

7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

Such was his form as painters, when they show Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.

Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.

8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] Boyle. 9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba). 10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.

He won the match by three sets to love.

&hand; Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in most of which the meaning is very obvious; as, love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked, love-taught, etc. A labor of love, a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. -- Free love, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See Free love. -- Free lover, one who avows or practices free love. -- In love, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love. -- Love apple (Bot.), the tomato. -- Love bird (Zo'94l.), any one of several species of small, short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus Agapornis, and allied genera. They are mostly from Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are celebrated for the affection which they show for their mates. -- Love broker, a person who for pay acts as agent between lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. Shak. -- Love charm, a charm for exciting love. Ld. Lytton. -- Love child. an illegitimate child. Jane Austen. -- Love day, a day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Chaucer. -- Love drink, a love potion; a philter. Chaucer. -- Love favor, something given to be worn in token of love. -- Love feast, a religious festival, held quarterly by some religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists, in imitation of the agap'91 of the early Christians. -- Love feat, the gallant act of a lover. Shak. -- Love game, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished person or party does not score a point. -- Love grass. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus Eragrostis. -- Love-in-a-mist. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the Buttercup family (Nigella Damascena) having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut bracts. (b) The West Indian Passiflora f'd2tida, which has similar bracts. -- Love-in-idleness (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.

A little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound; And maidens call it love-in-idleness.

-- Love juice, juice of a plant supposed to produce love. Shak. -- Love knot, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual affection. Milman. -- Love lass, a sweetheart. -- Love letter, a letter of courtship. Shak. -- Love-lies-bleeding (Bot.), a species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). -- Love match, a marriage brought about by love alone. -- Love potion, a compounded draught intended to excite love, or venereal desire. -- Love rites, sexual intercourse. Pope -- Love scene, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage. -- Love suit, courtship. Shak. -- Of all loves, for the sake of all love; by all means. [Obs.] "Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back again." Holinshed. -- The god of love, ∨ Love god, Cupid. -- To make love to, to express affection for; to woo. "If you will marry, make your loves to me." Shak. -- To play for love, to play a game, as at cards, without stakes. "A game at piquet for love." Lamb. Syn. -- Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness; delight.

Love

Love , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Loving.] [AS. lufian. . See Love, n.] 1. 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.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self.

2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. 3. 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.

Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved.

Love

Love, v. i. To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre'89minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

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.

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

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Usage Examples

'True Blood' is amazing. I have to give a shout out to 'Melrose Place' because I do watch. I love 'Entourage.' One of my favorite shows back in the day was 'Friday Night Lights.'

A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people.

'Sparkle' fell into my lap. I had heard a little bit about it, that it was being redone in early 2011. I was just kind of like, 'Oh, that would be really cool,' and not really thinking too much about it, and then it came through my agency. I read it, I fell in love with the script and I went in to audition.

A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear.

A friendship that like love is warm A love like friendship, steady.

A friendship like love is warm a love like friendship is steady.

A film that I love is 'Raising Arizona' and that's funny but it's quite indie and weird and odd and quirky. I'd love to do something like that. Who knows?

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

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Other Usage Examples

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

A flower falls, even though we love it and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career.

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.

A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love.