about love

1. a strong feeling of affection.

   "babies fill parents with intense feelings of love"

   synonyms:

   deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; devotion, adoration, doting, idolization, worship; passion, ardour, desire, lust, yearning, infatuation, adulation, besottedness "his friendship with Helen grew into love" compassion, care, caring, regard, solicitude, concern, warmth, friendliness, friendship, kindness, charity, goodwill, sympathy, kindliness, altruism, philanthropy, unselfishness, benevolence, brotherliness, sisterliness, fellow feeling, humanity "their love for their fellow human beings" relationship, love affair, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, amour "he is confident that their love can survive"

   antonyms:

   hatred

   • a strong feeling of affection and sexual attraction for someone.

     "they were both in love with her"

     synonyms:

     besotted with, infatuated with, enamoured of, love-struck by, smitten with, passionate about, with a passion for, consumed with desire for; captivated by, bewitched by, enthralled by, entranced by; devoted to, doting on; informalmad/crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, bowled over by, carrying a torch for; informaltwitterpated by "I'm in love with Gillian"

   • affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.

     "give her my love"

     synonyms:

     best wishes, regards, good wishes, greetings, kind/kindest regards, felicitations, salutations, compliments, best, respects "my mother sends her love to you"

   • a formula for ending an affectionate letter.

     "take care, lots of love, Judy"
2. 2.

   a great interest and pleasure in something.

   "his love for football"

   synonyms:

   liking, weakness, partiality, bent, leaning, proclivity, inclination, disposition; enjoyment, appreciation, soft spot, taste, delight, relish, passion, zeal, appetite, zest, enthusiasm, keenness, predilection, penchant, fondness "her love of fashion"

3. 3.

   a person or thing that one loves.

   "she was the love of his life"

   synonyms:

   beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, sweet one, angel, honey; lover, boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other, betrothed, paramour, inamorata, inamorato; informalboyf, girlf "don't fret, my love"

   • Britishinformal

     a friendly form of address.

     "it's all right, love"
   • informal

     used in affectionate requests.

     noun: a love

     "don't fret, there's a love"
4. 4.

   (in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil.

   "love fifteen"

verb

verb: love; 3rd person present: loves; past tense: loved; past participle: loved; gerund or present participle: loving

1.

feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone).

"do you love me?"

synonyms:

be in love with, be infatuated with, be smitten with, be besotted with, be passionate about; care very much for, feel deep affection for, hold very dear, adore, think the world of, be devoted to, dote on, cherish, worship, idolize, treasure, prize; informalbe mad/crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, have a pash on, carry a torch for "I love you, Rory"

antonyms:

hate, loathe, detest

like or enjoy very much.

"I'd love a cup of tea"

synonyms:

like very much, delight in, enjoy greatly, have a passion for, take great pleasure in, derive great pleasure from, have a great liking for, be addicted to, relish, savour; have a weakness for, be partial to, have a soft spot for, have a taste for, be taken with, have a predilection for, have a proclivity for, have a penchant for; informalget a kick from/out of, have a thing about/for, be mad for/about, be crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, be hooked on, go a bundle on, get off on, get a buzz from/out of "Laura had always loved painting"