Онлайн-словарь

 
 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