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love

noun
  1. Deep and ardent affection: adoration, devotion, worship. See like, love
  2. The passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other: amorousness, fancy, passion, romance. See love, sex
  3. An intimate sexual relationship between two people: affair, amour, love affair, romance. See love, sex
  4. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith: affection, attachment, devotion, fondness, liking, loyalty (used in plural). See connect
  5. A person who is much loved: beloved, darling, dear, honey, minion, precious, sweet, sweetheart, truelove. Informal: sweetie. Idiom: light of one's life. See love
  6. A strong, enthusiastic liking for something: love affair, passion, romance. See love
verb
  1. To feel deep, devoted love for: adore, worship. See love
  2. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively: adore, delight (in), dote on or upon . Slang: eat up, groove on. See like, love

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