- present participle of like.
liking
Americannoun
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likings
plural
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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
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Etymology
Origin of liking
before 900; Middle English; Old English līcung. See like 2, -ing 1
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These little things also have cute avatars, which you can customize to your liking.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
“We’ve got a good rotation ... keeping guys fresh and right now I’m liking it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Kent Berridge, a University of Michigan neuroscientist who developed the theory of "wanting" and "liking", says they are separate processes.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Do you tend to hop from one relationship to another, or is liking someone this much really rare for you?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“How are you liking your vacation to Asamando?”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
They are, wrote Dickens, “the curious old records of likings and dislikings; of jealousies and revenges; of affection defying the power of death, and hatred pursued beyond the grave.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2015
In matters of art, Blake's hates were as passionate and as swollen with moral assurance as his likings.
From Time Magazine Archive
All Alaskans have their likings, their wants, their plans for solving the problems of the Territory, but in nearly every case two sets of opposite demands were presented to the President.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yamaha was fourth, not because it's a bad bike, but I think it caters to the likings of intermediates and pros.
From Time Magazine Archive
Emma felt this sentence would give people “an opening to say, however unjustly, that he considered all spiritual beliefs no higher than hereditary aversions or likings, such as the fear of monkeys towards snakes.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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