loving
US: /ˈɫəvɪŋ/
UK: /lˈʌvɪŋ/
UK: /lˈʌvɪŋ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
loving /'lʌviɳ/
- tính từ
- thương mến, thương yêu, âu yếm; có tình
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 feeling or showing love and affection for sb/sth: a warm and loving family + She chose the present with loving care.
2 (-loving) (in adjectives) enjoying the object or activity mentioned: fun-loving young people
lovingly adverb: He gazed lovingly at his children. + The house has been lovingly restored.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 warmth, affection, attachment, fondness, tenderness, devotion, attraction, friendship, amity, regard, admiration, fancy, adoration, adulation, ardour, passion, fervour, rapture, infatuation:
Her love for him grew over the years.
2 liking, delight, enjoyment, pleasure, fondness, attraction, predilection, bent, leaning, proclivity, inclination, disposition, weakness, partiality, preference, taste, relish, passion:
In his retirement, Charles has developed a love for golf.
3 darling, beloved, sweetheart, sweetie, sweet, honey, dear one, dearest, angel, turtle-dove, true-love, light of one's life, lover, paramour, mate, intended, betrothed; girlfriend, inamorata, lady-love, young lady, fiancée; boyfriend, beau, inamorato, suitor, swain, young man, fiancé, Archaic leman, tally, US POSSLQ (= 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters'), Colloq girl, woman, guy, man:
Let me tell you something, my love. Come live with me and be my love.
4 sympathy, tenderness, concern, charity, care, solicitude, affinity, rapport, harmony, brotherhood, sisterhood, fellow-feeling:
He has great love for his fellow human beings.
5 love affair.
(a) amour, liaison, affair, romance, relationship, affaire de coeur, intrigue:
He's been having a love affair with his secretary.
(b) passion, mania, Colloq thing:
George allows nothing to interfere with his love affair with tennis.
6 make love (to) or (with). embrace, cuddle, caress, fondle, have sexual intercourse, Archaic take, know, Colloq neck, pet, canoodle, romance, have sex, make the beast with two backs, US and Canadian make out; Taboo Slang screw, fuck, hump, bang, Brit roger, bonk:
He still makes love to his wife even though they are both in their eighties.
v.
7 cherish, admire, adore, be in love with, lose one's heart to, worship, idolize, dote on, treasure, be infatuated with, think the world of, adulate, hold dear, like, Colloq be hung up on, be crazy or nuts or wild or mad about, have a crush on:
Only after ten years of friendship did she discover that she loved him
8 delight in, take pleasure in, derive pleasure or enjoyment from, relish, be partial to, have a passion or preference or taste for, be attracted to, be captivated by, be fond of, like, enjoy, appreciate, value, Colloq get a kick from or out of, be wild about, be thrilled by, US get a bang or charge from or out of:
She loves chocolates. I just love your new dress! Love me, love my dog.
Concise English dictionary
'lʌvɪŋ
adj.
+feeling or showing love and affection
loves|loved|lovinglʌv
noun
+a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
+any object of warm affection or devotion
+a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
+a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
+a score of zero in tennis or squash
+sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
verb
+have a great affection or liking for
+get pleasure from
+be enamored or in love with
+have sexual intercourse with
