liking
noun /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
[singular]Idioms - liking (for somebody/something) the feeling that you like somebody/something; the pleasure in something synonym fondness
- He had a liking for fast cars.
- She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
Extra Examples- I took an instant liking to her.
- They have little liking for each other.
- We share a liking for Italian cooking.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- particular
- special
- …
- have
- develop
- take
- …
- for somebody’s liking
- to somebody’s liking
- liking for
- …
Word OriginOld English līcung (see like (verb), -ing).
Idioms
for your liking
- if you say, for example, that something is too hot for your liking, you mean that you would prefer it to be less hot
- The town was too crowded for my liking.
- The weather was too hot for their liking.
to your liking
- (formal) suitable, and how you like something
- The coffee was just to his liking.
- The agreement we have is to my liking.
- The food wasn't really to my liking.