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love

n. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

Love

n. [the sensation of a very strong attachment or affection toward something or someone]

love

n. a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"

love, passion

n. any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";

love

v. have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"

love

v. be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"

love, enjoy

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

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admiration, esteem

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

wonder, wonderment, admiration

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

passion, passionateness

n. a strong feeling or emotion

preference, penchant, predilection, taste

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

regard, respect

n. a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"

gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

respect, esteem, regard

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

fancy, go for, take to

v. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere

v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

fancy, go for, take to

v. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

prize, value, treasure, appreciate

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

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hate, hatred

n. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

anger, choler, ire

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

antipathy, aversion, distaste

n. a feeling of intense dislike

contempt, disdain, scorn, despite

n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

misanthropy

n. hatred of mankind

Hate

n. [the sensation of a very strong dislike toward something or someone]

hate, detest

v. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

dislike

v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

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