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love

n. a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"

love

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

love

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

passion

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

honey, beloved, dear, dearest, loved one

n. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

feel deep affection for

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

love passionately, be enamored of, be in love with

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

enjoy, be into

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

admiration, esteem

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

admiration, wonder, wonderment

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

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

regard

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

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

respect, esteem

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

fiance, groom-to-be

n. a man who is engaged to be married

husband, hubby, married man

n. a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

wife, married woman

n. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

angel, saint, holy man, holy person

n. person of exceptional holiness

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

fancy, go for, take to, have a fancy for

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

worship, revere, idolize, hero-worship

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

fancy, go for, take to, have a fancy for

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

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

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

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

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

hate, hatred

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

anger, ire, choler

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, scorn, disdain

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, detest, dislike intensely

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

dislike, feel distaste for

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

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