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

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

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

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

n. a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

n. a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

n. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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

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

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

n. strong feeling or emotion

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

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

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

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

n. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

n. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

n. an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

n. a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

n. something that happens at a given place and time

n. a single distinct event

n. an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

n. an event that happens

n. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"

n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

n. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

n. the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt"

n. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

n. a relationship between two lovers

n. a man who is engaged to be married

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

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

n. person of exceptional holiness

v. feel admiration for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. a feeling of intense dislike

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"

n. hatred of mankind

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

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