likingnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/a feeling that you like someone or something; the fact of liking someone or something:
She has a liking for fine wines.
I'm developing quite a liking for jazz.
The dessert was too sweet for my liking (= I like it less sweet).
formal Is the room to your liking, Sir (= are you satisfied with it)?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Liking
- affection
- attached
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be a hit with sb idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- grow
- grow on sb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- heart
- hit
- lick your lips idiom
- look kindly on sb/sth idiom
- soft corner
- soft spot
- take a shine to sb idiom
- take to sb/sth
- taken
- thing
- warm
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