Love

 | lʌv |

Definition

• noun (mass noun)
  • a strong feeling of affection
    • […] and sexual attraction for someone
    • affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one’s behalf
    • a formula for ending an affectionate letter
  • a great interest and pleasure in something
  • [count noun] a person or thing that one loves
    • (British, informal) a friendly form of address
    • a love (informal) used in affectionate requests
  • (in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil
    • apparently, from the phrase “play for love” (i.e. and not for money)
      • folk etymology: connected with French l’œuf (egg), from the similarities in shape of an egg and a zero
• verb (with object)
  • to feel deep affection or sexual love for someone
    • to like or enjoy very much

Etymology

From Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; itself from an Indo-European root shared by the Sanskrit lubhyati (“desires”), the Latin libet (“it is pleasing”), libido (“desire”).

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia:
  • cinta (noun)
  • cinta, mencintai (verb)
• بهاس ملايو:
  • چينتا (cinta) (noun)
  • منچينتاي (mencintai) (verb)
• Cebuano:
  • gugma (noun)
  • mahigugma, higugmaon (verb)
• Deutsch:
  • die Liebe (noun)
  • lieben (verb)
• Español:
  • amor (noun)
  • amar (verb)
• Filipino:
  • pag-ibig (noun)
  • mahalin, ibigin (verb)
• Français:
  • l’amour (masc.) (noun)
  • aimer, adorer (verb)
• 한국어:
  • 사랑 (salang), 연애 (yeon-ae) (noun)
  • 괴다 (goeda) (verb)
• Italiano:
  • amore (noun)
  • amare (verb)
• ភាសាខ្មែរ:
  • សេចក្ដីរសលាញ់ (sechakdei rsa lea nh) (noun)
  • រសលាញ់ (rsa lea nh) (verb)
• Latino:
  • amor; caritas (noun)
  • amo (verb)
• မြန်မာဘာသာ:
  • ချစ်သူ (noun)
  • ချစ်သည် (verb)
• 日本語:
  • 愛 (あい) (noun)
  • 愛する (あいする) (verb)
• ພາສາລາວ:
  • ຄວາມຮັກ (khuaamhak) (noun)
  • ຮັກ (hak) (verb)
• ภาษาไทย: ความรัก (khwām rạk)
• தமிழ்:
  • அன்பு (aṉpu) (noun)
  • நேயமுறு (nēyamuṟu) (verb)
• Tiếng Việt:
  • yêu, ái tình (noun)
  • yêu (verb)
• 中文: 愛 / 爱 (Pinyin: ài)