love
1. love \'l*v\ n [ME, fr. OE lufu; akin to OHG lupa love, OE le-of dear,
L]lube-re, libe-re to please 1a: affection based on admiration or
benevolence 1b: an assurance of love 2a: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or
devotion {~ of the sea} 2b: the object of such attachment or devotion 3a:
unselfish concern that freely accepts another in loyalty and seeks his
good : 3a1: the fatherly concern of God for man 3a2: brotherly concern for
others 3b: man's adoration of God 4a: the attraction based on sexual
desire : the affection and tenderness felt by lovers 4b: a god or
personification of love 4c: an amorous episode : LOVE AFFAIR 4d: the
sexual embrace : COPULATION 5: a beloved person : DARLING 6: a score of
zero in tennis cap, Christian Science 7: GOD
2. love vt 1: to hold dear : CHERISH 2a: to feel a lover's passion,
devotion, or tenderness for 2b: CARESS 3: to like or desire actively :
take pleasure in {loved to play the violin} 4: to thrive in {the rose ~s
sunlight} : to feel affection or experience desire