Definition of love

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love - 11 definitions

- noun
1. love -- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
antonyms: hate -- the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. love -- any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
synonyms: passion
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. beloved -- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
synonyms: beloved, dear, dearest, honey
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. love -- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
synonyms: sexual love, erotic love
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. love -- a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. sexual love -- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
synonyms: sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
7. love -- have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
antonyms: hate -- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. love -- get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
synonyms: enjoy
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. love -- be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. sleep together -- have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
synonyms: sleep together, roll in the hay, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. love, loved -- to feel great affection for
synonyms: loved, loves, unloved, belove
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
hate -- the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hate -- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

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