Love

Love
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
4. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?

—Verb phrase 5. love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.



—Synonyms 1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness.


love. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 05, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/love