loving
See also: Loving
English edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English lovynge, lovyng (“love”), from Old English lufung; equivalent to love + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
loving (usually uncountable, plural lovings)
- The action of the verb to love.
- 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 132, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
- all natural lovings and longings
Adjective edit
loving (comparative lovinger or more loving, superlative lovingest or most loving)
- Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
- his loving wife
Synonyms edit
- adoring
- affectionate
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
expressing a large amount of love
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Verb edit
loving
- present participle and gerund of love
Derived terms edit
terms derived from all parts of speech
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Middle English edit
Noun edit
loving
- Alternative form of lovynge (“praise”)