loving

[luhv-ing]

adjective

1. feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond.

   loving glances.

loving

/ ˈlʌvɪŋ /

adjective

1. feeling, showing, or indicating love and affection

Other Word Forms

• lovingly adverb
• lovingness noun
• nonloving adjective
• unloving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of loving¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lovyng; replacing Middle English lovende, Old English lufiende; love, -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

see tender loving care.

Example Sentences

Nikita Khrushchev was back on stage at the Kremlin, again playing to a crowded house, loving every minute of the building tension.

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As a loving partner, I laugh, flirt and lean over for a kiss without a laptop in the way.

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In a statement, Mr Marriott's wife of 16 years, Bryony, described her husband as "genuine, kind and loving" and said his death would affect her and their two sons "for the rest of our lives".

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In Finley’s portraits, subjects are depicted with an openness that comes from knowing and loving the person staring back at them.

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Marissa and Jenny have the kind of bond that Fanning recognizes in her own life: “Actually really supportive and loving and people that you lean on when times get tough as opposed to turn against.”

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Related Words

• admiring 
• affectionate 
• amiable 
• attentive 
• benevolent 
• caring 
• considerate 
• cordial 
• dear 
• devoted 
• doting 
• earnest 
• faithful 
• friendly 
• generous 
• loyal 
• passionate 
• romantic 
• thoughtful 
• warm