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love

/lʊv/
Meanings
  • noun

    An intense feeling of deep affection

    - "She has love for her family."
    - "He expressed his love for her through a poem."
    - "They shared a great love for music."
  • verb

    To have a deep romantic or sexual attachment

    - "They fell in love during their first date."
    - "He loved her from the moment he saw her."
    - "They decided to love and cherish each other."
Pronunciation
  1. /lʌv/



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Antonyms

indifference , angst , hate , hatred , malice , spite , despise , hate
Synonyms

baby , darling , honey , love bird , lover , pet , sweetheart , romance , coitus , sex , the beast with two backs , aphrodisia , carnality , darling , lover , mate , sweetheart , sweetie , adore , cherish , enjoy , go to bed with , sleep with
Rhymes
Words rhyming with love
dove , glove , above , below , mow , now , flow
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Love (English) : Intense feeling of deep affection

  2. Love (English) : Verb: To have a deep romantic or sexual attachment

  3. Love (Scottish) : To scold, rebuke, or reprimand

  4. Love (Gaelic) : Scold, rebuke, or reprimand

Variants
List of all variants of love that leads to same result
at love , in love , love , loves , loved , loving , love affair , love affairs , love apple , love apples , love beads , love child , love children , love childs , love feast , love feasts , love grass , love grasses , love handles , love-in , love-ins
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

loves, loving, beloved, lovingly, unconditional love

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old North French 'louve' meaning 'love' or 'lover'.

Trivia
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  1. The ancient Greeks had over 30 different words for love.

  2. The largest collection of love letters in the world is housed in the British Library.

  3. The longest love letter in history is the Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum, which contains over 2,000 letters written between the 15th and 18th centuries.

  4. The term 'love' appears over 400 times in the Bible.

  5. The average person will fall in love six times in their lifetime.

Related Concepts
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  1. Romance: A period of time in which a couple is intensely in love.

  2. Affection: A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.

  3. Passion: A strong and barely controllable emotion.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. Allworthy thus answered: " … I have always thought "love" the only foundation of happiness in a married state, as it can only produce that high and tender friendship which should always be the cement of this union … "

    - Henry Fielding,{it}Tom Jones{/it},1749

  2. Aunt Polly knelt down and prayed for Tom so touchingly, so appealingly, and with such measureless "love" in her words and her old trembling voice, that he was weltering in tears again, long before she was through.

    - Mark Twain,{it}Tom Sawyer{/it},1876

  3. … Eddie sees Vince's pure "love" of pool, and after years of thinking of the game as merely a hustle, the older man suddenly falls back in love with the game himself.

    - Maureen Dowd,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},28 Sept. 1986

  4. Mr. Brown seems to imply that when he retired he relinquished her "love" as casually as he dispensed with her secretarial services.

    - Ken Follett,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},27 Dec. 1987
Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

Love is a fundamental human emotion and has been a significant theme in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression throughout history. It is often portrayed as a powerful force that can bring people together and inspire great works of art.

How to Memorize "love"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a heart shape filled with warm, glowing feelings.
    - Visualize yourself surrounded by loved ones.
    - Think about the feeling you get when you see someone you love.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'love' with a warm, cozy feeling.
    - Think of the people and things you love.
    - Create a mental image of love.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'J-O-Y' to remember the definition of love: Joy, Other People, Yourself.
    - Create a mental image of a heart with the word 'love' written inside.
    - Use a mnemonic device to help remember the definition and examples.

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