love, n.
(loves)
freq. cnt. 48
(loves)
freq. cnt. 48
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 42
love
sample sentences
"his love for his work""children need a lot of love"
any object of warm affection or devotion
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
love passion
sample sentences
"the theater was her first love""he has a passion for cock fighting"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
beloved dear dearest honey love
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
erotic love love sexual love
sample sentences
"their love left them indifferent to their surroundings""she was his first love"
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sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
<noun.act>
love love life lovemaking making love sexual love
sample sentences
"his lovemaking disgusted her""he hadn't had any love in months"
"he has a very complicated love life"
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hypernym
a score of zero in tennis or squash
<noun.quantity>
love