liking

American  

[lahy-king] / ˈlaɪ kɪŋ /

noun

1. preference, inclination, or favor.

   to show a liking for privacy.

   Synonyms:

   affection, fondness, partiality, predilection, propensity, leaning

   Antonyms:

   antipathy

2. pleasure or taste.

   much to his liking.

3. the state or feeling of a person who likes. like.

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liking British  

/ ˈlaɪkɪŋ /

noun

1. the feeling of a person who likes; fondness

2. a preference, inclination, or pleasure

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Other Word Forms

• overliking noun
• self-liking adjective
• underliking noun

Etymology

Origin of liking

before 900; Middle English; Old English līcung. See like ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I’m traveling, and I travel light, so I didn’t bring many books with me, but I am reading “Malacría,” the first novel by Mexican poet Elisa Díaz Castelo, and I’m liking it.

From Los Angeles Times

Considering I was in a blanket nest on my bed, where I was both comfortable and liking it...the two feelings seemed related.

From Literature

But it seemed that in each and every case, the burrow most to his liking was one in which no one was currently living.

From Literature

Every few steps she would poke Rowdy in his rump with the broom and he seemed to be liking it.

From Literature

“Maybe we haven’t been sending enough gold for the king’s liking,” said a woman, which I thought probably closer to the truth.

From Literature

Related Words

• affinity