Love
Definition of Love
Pronunciation: lŭv | n. | 1. | A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preëminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters. | | 2. | Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex. | | 3. | Courtship; - chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage. | | 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. - Shak. | | 5. | Due gratitude and reverence to God. | | 6. | The object of affection; - often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading. | | 7. | Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus. | | 8. | A thin silk stuff. | | 9. | (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis (Clematis Vitalba). | | 10. | Nothing; no points scored on one side; - used in counting score at tennis, etc. | | 11. | Sexual intercourse; - a euphemism. | | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To have the feeling of love; to be in love. |
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