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- love (l�v) n.
- 1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward
a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive
qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
- 2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with
whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
- 3.a. Sexual passion. b. Sexual intercourse. c. A love affair.
- 4. An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
- 5. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction;
beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
- 6. An expression of one's affection.
- 7.a. A strong predilection or enthusiasm. b. The object of such an
enthusiasm.
- 8. Love. Mythology. Eros or Cupid.
- 9. Often Love. Theology. Charity.
- 10. Love. Christian Science. God.
- 11. Sports. A zero score in tennis.
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- -love v. loved, lov0ing, loves.
- -tr.
- 1. To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude
toward (a person).
- 2. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
- 3. To have an intense emotional attachment to.
- 4.a. To embrace or caress. b. To have sexual intercourse with.
- 5. To like or desire enthusiastically.
- 6. Theology. To have charity for.
- 7. To thrive on; need.
- -intr.
- To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
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- -idioms.
- for love.
- Out of compassion; with no thought for a reward.
- for love or money.
- Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences.
- for the love of.
- For the sake of; in consideration for.
- no love lost.
- No affection; animosity.
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