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

They don't have any friends or followers and don't post anything but they interact with whatever comes up on their feed by liking posts, watching videos and following pages.

From BBC

“Hedge funds are just liking the gamed uncertainty.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Naismith wasn't liking what he was seeing in the immediate aftermath of Scotland going 2-1 ahead.

From BBC

According to Flores and Velasquez, one of the deputies took a liking to a family kitten and offered to take it home with him.

From Salon

Graphic designer and fellow Blossom contributor Maya Kubota, 28, said that she appreciates people liking Japan and wanting to visit.

From Barron's

Related Words

• affinity