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1a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal tiesmaternal love for a child (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers After all these years, they are still very much in love. (3) : affection based on admiration,benevolence, or common interestslove for his old schoolmatesb : an assurance of affection give her my love
- 2: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion love of the sea
- 3a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration baseball was his first loveb (1) : a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment(2) British —used as an informal term of address
- 4a : unselfish loyal and benevolent (see benevolent 1a) concern for the good of another: such as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2) : brotherly concern for othersb : a person's adoration of God
- 5: a god (such as Cupid or Eros) orpersonification of love
- 6: an amorous episode : love affair
- 7: the sexual embrace : copulation
- 8: a score of zero (as in tennis)
- 9capitalized, Christian Science : god
at love
- : holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis
in love
- : inspired by affection
NEW! Time TravelerFirst Known Use: before 12th centurySEE WORDS FROM THE SAME YEARSee love defined for English-language learnersSee love defined for kids