Loving

Loving
Love Love (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved} (l[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See {Love}, n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39. [1913 Webster]

2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. [1913 Webster]

3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures. [1913 Webster]

Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Loving — steht für: Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Loving (Georgia) Loving (Kentucky) Loving (New Mexico) Loving (Oklahoma) Loving (Texas) Loving Fork (Virginia) Loving County, Verwaltungseinheit in Texas in der Schweiz: Lovens, ein Ort im Kanton… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Loving — can refer to* Love, a range of human emotions * Loving (novel), a 1945 novel by Henry Green. * Loving (TV series) , an ABC soap opera. * Loving (film), a 1970 movie directed by Irvin Kershner. * Loving, New Mexico, a village located in Eddy… …   Wikipedia

  • loving — loving, affectionate, devoted, fond, doting are comparable when they mean feeling or showing love or strong liking. Loving stresses the inward emotion and usually implies sincerity and depth of feeling {a loving father} {loving friends} {looking… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Loving — Lov ing, a. 1. Affectionate. [1913 Webster] The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -loving — [ lʌvıŋ ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives describing the thing that someone enjoys: a wine loving country a fun loving boy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Loving — Loving, NM U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 1326 Housing Units (2000): 516 Land area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loving, NM — U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 1326 Housing Units (2000): 516 Land area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • -loving — UK [lʌvɪŋ] US suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives describing the thing that someone enjoys a wine loving country a fun loving boy Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • loving — O.E. lufenda (see LOVE (Cf. love) (v.)). Loving cup is attested from 1808. Lovingkindness was Coverdale s word …   Etymology dictionary

  • loving — [luv′iŋ] adj. 1. feeling love; devoted 2. expressing love [a loving act] lovingly adv. lovingness n …   English World dictionary

  • loving — index zealous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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