LOVE: значение слова

I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please Date: before 12th century

1. a. strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties , attraction based on sexual desire ; affection and tenderness felt by lovers, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests , an assurance of love , warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion ,

3. the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration , b. a beloved person ; darling , (2) British — used as an informal term of address

4. unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as, the fatherly concern of God for humankind, brotherly concern for others, a person's adoration of God, a god or personification of love, an amorous episode ; love affair , the sexual embrace ; copulation, a score of zero (as in tennis), god ,

II. verb (loved; loving) Date: before 12th century transitive verb to hold dear ; cherish ,

2. to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for, b. caress , to fondle amorously, to copulate with, to like or desire actively ; take pleasure in , to thrive in , intransitive verb to feel affection or experience desire

love affair
noun
Date: 1591
a romantic attachment or episode between lovers, a lively enthusiasm

love apple
noun
Etymology: probably translation of French pomme d'amour
Date: 1578
tomato

love beads
noun plural
Date: 1968
beads worn as a symbol of love and peace

love child
noun
Date: 1805
an illegitimate child

love feast
noun
Date: 1580
a meal eaten in common by a Christian congregation in token of brotherly love, a gathering held to promote reconciliation and good feeling or show someone affectionate honor

love grass
noun
Date: 1702
any of a genus ( Eragrostis ) of grasses that resemble the bluegrasses but have flattened spikelets and deciduous lemmas

love handles
noun plural
Date: 1970
fatty bulges along the sides of the body at the waist

love knot
noun
Date: 14th century
a stylized knot sometimes used as an emblem of love

love nest
noun
Date: 1919
a place (as an apartment) used for amorous and often illicit rendezvous

love seat
noun
Date: 1904
a double chair, sofa, or settee for two persons

love tap
noun
Date: 1809
a gentle blow