Definition of Love

Verb: love lÃºv

Have a great affection or liking for
"I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
"I love cooking";
- enjoy, bask, relish, savor [US], savour [Brit, Cdn]
Be enamoured or in love with
"She loves her husband deeply"
Have sexual intercourse
"they made love in the back of the car";
- sleep together, make out, make love, sleep with, have sex, know [archaic], do it, be intimate, have intercourse, lie with [archaic], bed, have a go at it, get it on, make whoopee, nail [N. Amer]

Noun: love lÃºv

A strong positive emotion of regard and affection
"children need a lot of love"; "his love for his work";
- aroha [NZ]
Any object of warm affection or devotion
"the theatre was her first love";
- passion
Someone who is loved (used as term of endearment)
- beloved, dear, dearest, honey, baby, duck [Brit]
A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
"she was his first love"; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings";
- sexual love, erotic love
A score of zero in tennis or squash
"it was 40 love"
Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
"he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"; "his sexual love disgusted her"; "his making love disgusted her";
- sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life
[Brit] (informal) a friendly form of address
- dearie [Brit], luv [Brit], lovey [Brit]