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loving
adjective as in expressing adoration
Strongest matches
admiring, affectionate, amiable, attentive, benevolent, caring, considerate, cordial, dear, devoted, doting, earnest, faithful, friendly, generous, loyal, passionate, romantic, thoughtful, warm
Strong matches
attached, concerned, enamored, infatuated, liking, respecting, tender, valuing
Weak matches
amatory, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, demonstrative, erotic, expressive, fervent, fond, idolatrous, impassioned, kind, reverent, reverential, sentimental, solicitous, warm-hearted, worshipful, zealous
Example Sentences
The stars’ portrayal of a loving father-daughter relationship is one of the show’s major touchstones.
Although in describing his loving relationship to his characters, Brooks, always with an eye for detail, takes exception to one thing.
Trier wisely leaves the specifics of this father-daughter tension vague, painting his characters gingerly and with loving detail until the knockout final stretch of the film pulls back, revealing a full family portrait.
“Children and marriages and families need more than just loving thoughts,” said Begg.
But Denmark's social affairs minister Sophie Hæstorp Andersen tells the BBC the government will not reopen cases of adoption because each of these children is now settled with a "loving and caring family".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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