vverb.emotionhave a great affection or liking forExamples:- I love French food
- She loves her boss and works hard for him
Antonyms:hate
Derivationally Related Form:lovableloveableloverlove
Inherited Hypernyms:love
Direct Hyponyms:adorecare forcherishdotehold dearlovetreasure
Full Troponyms:adorecare fordotedrool overfetishizeidolizeloveromanceyearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.emotionget pleasure fromSynset:enjoy love
Derivationally Related Form:loverloveenjoyerenjoyment
Hypernyms:like
Inherited Hypernyms:lovelike
Direct Hyponyms:get off
Full Troponyms:get off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: enjoy, love)
vverb.emotionbe enamored or in love withExamples:- She loves her husband deeply
Derivationally Related Form:lovableloveableloverlove
Hypernyms:love
Inherited Hypernyms:lovelove
Direct Hyponyms:romance
Full Troponyms:romance
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: love)
vverb.contacthave sexual intercourse withSynset:bang be intimate bed bonk do it eff fuck get it on get laid have a go at it have intercourse have it away have it off have sex hump jazz know lie with love make love make out roll in the hay screw sleep together sleep with
Examples:- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
Derivationally Related Form:fuckbedloverlovefuckingscrewingscrew
Hypernyms:copulate couple mate pair
Inherited Hypernyms:sleep togethercopulatejoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:fornicatehavetake
Full Troponyms:bed-hopfornicateswingtakewenchwhore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody (apply to: screw, fuck, lie with, hump) | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: screw, fuck) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: screw, fuck)
adjadj.allfeeling or showing love and affectionExamples:- loving parents
- loving glances
Antonyms:unloving
Derivationally Related Form:lovingness
Inherited Hypernyms:loving
Similar to:adoring doting fond affectionate fond lovesome tender amative amorous amatory amorous romantic attached captivated charmed enamored in love infatuated potty smitten soft on taken with idolatrous loverlike loverly overfond tenderhearted touchy-feely uxorious
See also:attached committed lovable loveable passionate warmhearted