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- [luhv-ing]
- /ˈlʌv ɪŋ/
- /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhv-ing]
- /ˈlʌv ɪŋ/
Definitions of loving word
- adjective loving feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances. 1
- noun loving a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 1
- noun loving a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 1
- noun loving sexual passion or desire. 1
- noun loving a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart. 1
- noun loving (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love? 1
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Origin of loving
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lovyng; replacing Middle English lovende, Old English lufiende. See love, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Loving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loving
adj loving
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
- faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
noun loving
- enjoyment — The state or process of taking pleasure in something.
- re-creation — the act of creating anew.
- relish — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- sapid — having taste or flavor.
adjective loving
- adoring — An adoring person is someone who loves and admires another person very much.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- enamored — Totally in love.
- erotic — Of, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
Antonyms for loving
adj loving
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- selfish — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
noun loving
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- invidiousness — (rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
adjective loving
- disliking — Present participle of dislike.
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