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loves

/lʌvz/
Meanings
  • noun

    1. A strong feeling of affection, typically one-sided and passionate.

    - "She has loved him since they were children."
    - "My love for music has never faded."
    - "Can you return my love?"
  • verb

    2. To have a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).

    - "I love you."
    - "She loves him dearly."
    - "They fell in love at first sight."
Pronunciation
  1. /lʌvz/



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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 loves
doves , goves , groves , hoves , oves
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Loves (Scottish) : A term used to address one's partner in the Scottish dialect.

  2. Loves (Old English) : An obsolete term for 'loaves'.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Loves (Scottish) : A term used to address one's partner in the Scottish dialect.

  2. Loves (Old English) : An obsolete term for 'loaves'.

Variants
List of all variants of loves that leads to same result
at love , in love , love , loves , loved , loving , calf-love , calf-loves , courtly love , courtly loves , free love , free loves , light-o'-love , light-o'-loves , light-of-love , light-of-loves , lights-of-love , platonic love , platonic loves , puppy love , puppy loves , self-love , self-loves , self-loving
Forms
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loved, loving, loves, beloved, lovable

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

Old English lufu, from lufian to have pleasure in, love. Related to lof 'praise'.

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

  2. The term 'love' appears over 500 times in the Bible.

  3. The phrase 'I love you' is the most commonly used expression of love in the English language.

Related Concepts
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  1. Romance: A period of time marked by passionate love and often elaborate courtship.

  2. Platonic love: A deep, non-sexual affection between individuals, named after the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.

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
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Love is a universal emotion and concept that has been explored in various forms throughout history. It has been a common theme in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression. Love is often associated with passion, romance, and companionship.

How to Memorize "loves"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a heart filled with love, or imagine a couple sharing a romantic moment.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'love' with positive emotions, such as happiness and joy.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Loving People Have Open Hearts' to remember the definition of 'love'.

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