Synonyms for loving


Grammar : Adj
Spell : luhv-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌv ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for loving Other synonyms for the word loving

Définition of loving

Origin :
  • Old English lufenda (see love (v.)). Loving cup is attested from 1808. Lovingkindness was Coverdale's word.
  • adj expressing adoration
Example sentences :
  • There is nothing but sorrow to be found in loving her, and her heart is no larger than her feet.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • It is an unequal bargain, where one side does all the loving.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Hope is infinitely better than you are, and I believe she is more capable of loving.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • It cannot be loving and spontaneous unless there is a natural impulse behind it.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He must be kind with a common-sense kindness, loving with a common-sense love.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • One loving look from human eyes was more to her than the admiration of the world!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Luciana has just taken him to task for not loving her sister Adriana, who, she thinks, is his wife.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • This Antonio is as tender-hearted and loving as young Arthur.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He remembered how she had stood there and looked at him with loving eyes.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • By loving the things of God, especially the Church and the Gospel.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

Antonyms for loving

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