love

love is a 4-letter English word with 24 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 24 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.
2. noun. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.
3. noun. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
4. noun. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.
5. noun. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
6. noun. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address.
7. noun. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
8. noun. A thin silk stuff.
9. noun. A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).
10. noun. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.
11. noun. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.
12. noun. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.
13. noun. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
14. intransitive verb. To have the feeling of love; to be in love.
15. noun. sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

    "his lovemaking disgusted her"

    "he hadn't had any love in months"

    Synonyms: lovemaking

16. noun. any object of warm affection or devotion

    "the theater was her first love"

    "he has a passion for cock fighting"

    Synonyms: passion

17. noun. a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction

    "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"

    "she was his first love"

18. noun. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

    "his love for his work"

    "children need a lot of love"

19. noun. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

    Synonyms: beloved, dear, dearest, honey

20. noun. a score of zero in tennis or squash

    "it was 40 love"

21. verb. have sexual intercourse with

    "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"

    "Adam knew Eve"

    Synonyms: bang, bed, bonk, eff, fuck, hump, jazz, know, screw

22. verb. have a great affection or liking for

    "I love French food"

    "She loves her boss and works hard for him"

23. verb. be enamored or in love with

    "She loves her husband deeply"

24. verb. get pleasure from

    "I love cooking"

    Synonyms: enjoy

Synonyms

lovemaking, passion, beloved, dear, dearest, honey, bang, bed, bonk, eff, fuck, hump, jazz, know, screw, enjoy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in love:

levo, velo, vole

Common word forms

loved, lover, loves, lovely, loving, loveful, loveable, loveless

Words from these letters

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