Analysis Complete

love

/ love /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get pleasure from
"I love cooking"
Type of:
like
Kinds of:
get off
Derived:
enjoyment delectation enjoyer passion fan
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 2
be enamored or in love with
"She loves her husband deeply"
Kinds of:
romance
Derived:
beloved dear dearest loved one honey
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
have a great affection or liking for
"I love French food"
"She loves her boss and works hard for him"
Opposites:
hate detest
Kinds of:
care for cherish hold dear treasure dote
Derived:
beloved dear dearest loved one honey
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
a score of zero in tennis or squash
"it was 40 love"
Type of:
score
noun Sense 5
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
"his love for his work"
"children need a lot of love"
Opposites:
hate hatred
Type of:
emotion
Kinds of:
worship adoration agape ardor ardour
Derived:
enjoy
noun Sense 6
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
"their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"
"she was his first love"
Type of:
sexual desire concupiscence physical attraction
Derived:
roll in the hay make out make love sleep with get laid
noun Sense 7
any object of warm affection or devotion
"the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting";"
Type of:
object
Derived:
enjoy
verb Sense 8
have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"
"Adam knew Eve"
"Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Kinds of:
take have fornicate
Derived:
bed fucker fuck fucking screw
Verb group:
neck make out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
archaism archaicism
noun Sense 9
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"
Type of:
sexual activity sexual practice sex
Derived:
roll in the hay make out make love sleep with get laid
noun Sense 10
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Type of:
lover
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

like get off romance care for cherish hold dear treasure dote hate detest score emotion