Synonyms for loving
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Affectionate — expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate
affectionate, fond, caring, adoring, tender-hearted, kind, friendly, amorous, tender, doting, kind-hearted, dear, enamored US, enamoured UK, warm, soft-hearted, devoted, romantic, attached, soft, sympathetic, cordial, erotic
Other
infatuated, uxorious rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
his loving wife, her loving husband
Related words
- Word family
- loving-kindness lovingly lovingness
- Phrases
- loving cup
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A sweet disposition is very sure to be amiable, the loving heart bringing out all that is lovable and lovely in character.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- caring Damiano focused on caring for the child on his own.
- fond I have been fond of adventure since I was a child.
- affectionate She smiled in response to his affectionate glance.
- adoring Sami had a dark side his adoring fans didn't see.
- infatuated She became infatuated with a German soccer player.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| loving | rising | |
| caring | rising | |
| fond | rising | |
| affectionate | rising | |
| adoring | rising | |
| infatuated | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- kind1, dear1, warm1, soft1, fond1
- 6 letters
- caring2, tender2, erotic3, doting2
- 7 letters
- devoted3, cordial2, adoring3, amorous3
- 8 letters
- friendly2, attached2, romantic3, enamored3, uxorious
- 9 letters
- enamoured
- 10 letters
- infatuated5
- 11 letters
- sympathetic4
- 12 letters
- affectionate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caring2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- aimant
- Italiano
- affettuoso