Synonyms for love
- affection
- appreciation
- devotion
- emotion
- fondness
- friendship
- infatuation
- lust
- passion
- respect
- taste
- tenderness
- yearning
- adulation
- allegiance
- amity
- amorousness
- amour
- ardor
- attachment
- case
- cherishing
- crush
- delight
- devotedness
- enchantment
- enjoyment
- fervor
- fidelity
- flame
- hankering
- idolatry
- inclination
- involvement
- like
- partiality
- piety
- rapture
- regard
- relish
- sentiment
- weakness
- worship
- zeal
- ardency
- mad for
- soft spot
Antonyms for love
- animosity
- dislike
- enmity
- hate
- hatred
- ill will
- indifference
- neglect
- apathy
- coolness
- disloyalty
- misery
- sorrow
- treachery
- unhappiness
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR LOVE
It had the pure and placid expression of the human soul, when it dwells in love and peace.
I fly to seek a kindlier sphere, Since thou hast ceased to love me here.
I believe he has given the Athenians philtres to make them love him.
This so excited the admiration of Speusippus, that a love of philosophy was kindled within him.
Though younger than myself, she reciprocated the love she had inspired.
"A man has to work here a few years to love it," said Uncle Peter, shortly.
For young Bines, after dinner, fell in love with Miss Milbrey all over again.
He resolved at once to seek her and give his love freedom to tell itself.
In spite of her calculations, in spite of her love of money, he could make her feel her weakness.
I shall take you against your will—but I shall make you love me—in the end.
WORD ORIGIN
Old English lufu "love, affection, friendliness," from Proto-Germanic *lubo (cf. Old High German liubi "joy," German Liebe "love;" Old Norse, Old Frisian, Dutch lof; German Lob "praise;" Old Saxon liof, Old Frisian liaf, Dutch lief, Old High German liob, German lieb, Gothic liufs "dear, beloved").
The Germanic words are from PIE *leubh- "to care, desire, love" (cf. Latin lubet, later libet "pleases;" Sanskrit lubhyati "desires;" Old Church Slavonic l'ubu "dear, beloved;" Lithuanian liaupse "song of praise").
Meaning "a beloved person" is from early 13c. The sense "no score" (in tennis, etc.) is 1742, from the notion of "playing for love," i.e. "for nothing" (1670s). Phrase for love or money "for anything" is attested from 1580s. Love seat is from 1904. Love-letter is attested from mid-13c.; love-song from early 14c. To fall in love is attested from early 15c. To be in love with (someone) is from c.1500. To make love is from 1570s in the sense "pay amorous attention to;" as a euphemism for "have sex," it is attested from c.1950. Love life "one's collective amorous activities" is from 1919, originally a term in psychological jargon. Love affair is from 1590s. The phrase no love lost (between two people) is ambiguous and was used 17c. in reference to two who love each other well (c.1640) as well as two who have no love for each other (1620s).