liking
Americannoun
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preference, inclination, or favor.
to show a liking for privacy.
- Synonyms:
- affection, fondness, partiality, predilection, propensity, leaning
- Antonyms:
- antipathy
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pleasure or taste.
much to his liking.
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the state or feeling of a person who likes.
noun
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the feeling of a person who likes; fondness
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a preference, inclination, or pleasure
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
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We are like a warped version of Narcissus, looking into the mirror and not liking what we see.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The virtual staff room emptied not because people stopped liking each other, but because there was no staff left.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
“I really have a liking for foreign doors,” she adds.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Charles Leclerc - 8 - On top of his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton from the get-go even with a car that was to neither drivers' liking.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Every few steps she would poke Rowdy in his rump with the broom and he seemed to be liking it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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