Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhv-ing]
- /ˈlʌv ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [luhv-ing]
- /ˈlʌv ɪŋ/
Definitions of lovingness word
- adjective lovingness feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances. 1
- noun lovingness The quality of being loving. 1
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Origin of lovingness
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 Lovingness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lovingness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lovingness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lovingness
noun lovingness
- compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
- sensitivity — the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- goodness — the state or quality of being good.
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
Antonyms for lovingness
noun lovingness
- cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- harshness — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
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