dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/lov_MWT.json
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{
"lovey-dovey":{
"appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{
"examples":[
"lovey-dovey songs that were supposedly inspired by his feelings for his beloved wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dreamy",
"misty-eyed",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"nostalgic",
"starry-eyed",
"feel-good",
"fuzzy",
"melodramatic",
"soap-operatic",
"soapy",
"sudsy",
"flat",
"insipid",
"soft-boiled",
"tasteless",
"vapid",
"watery",
"cutesy",
"twee"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unadulterated",
"unvarnished",
"antisentimental",
"cynical",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hardheaded"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsentimental"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"loving":{
"feeling or showing love":{
"examples":[
"they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caring",
"compassionate",
"considerate",
"cordial",
"doting",
"forgiving",
"friendly",
"humane",
"kind",
"understanding",
"warmhearted",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"impassioned",
"passionate",
"warm",
"amatory",
"amorous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"lovesick",
"lovey-dovey",
"mushy",
"romantic",
"sappy",
"sentimental",
"brotherly",
"fatherly",
"motherly",
"sisterly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"hard-hearted",
"indifferent",
"offish",
"pitiless",
"remote",
"reserved",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"uncaring",
"unfeeling",
"disaffected",
"unconcerned",
"uninvolved",
"cold",
"frigid",
"unfriendly",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"hard-boiled",
"heartless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"soulless",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental"
],
"antonyms":[
"unloving"
]
},
"taking, showing, or involving great care and effort":{
"examples":[
"the homemade costume clearly showed the loving work that had gone into it"
],
"synonyms":[
"careful",
"conscientious",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"scrupulous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assiduous",
"diligent",
"indefatigable",
"persevering",
"sedulous",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"thoroughgoing",
"alert",
"attentive",
"observant",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"accurate",
"exact",
"precise",
"strict",
"critical",
"demanding",
"discriminating",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finicky",
"particular",
"cautious",
"chary",
"circumspect",
"gingerly",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"mindful",
"wary",
"deliberate",
"plodding",
"slow",
"studied",
"thoughtful",
"all-out",
"determined",
"dogged",
"intensive",
"patient",
"tenacious",
"tireless",
"zealous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cursory",
"halfhearted",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"incautious",
"mindless",
"regardless",
"unguarded",
"unsafe",
"unwary",
"lax",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"slipshod",
"sloppy",
"slovenly",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"uncritical",
"undemanding",
"undiscriminating",
"bold",
"impetuous",
"rash",
"reckless",
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"lackadaisical",
"lazy",
"lazyish"
],
"antonyms":[
"careless"
]
},
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"admiring",
"apprizing",
"esteeming",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"enshrining",
"memorializing",
"adoring",
"caressing",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervaluing",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing",
"disdaining",
"high-hatting",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"slighting",
"sniffing (at)",
"snubbing",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"crying down",
"decrying",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging",
"kissing off",
"minimizing",
"putting down",
"writing off",
"abandoning",
"forgetting",
"neglecting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvaluing"
]
},
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"a husband who loves his wife more than anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"cherishing",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulating",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"idealizing",
"idolizing",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"delighting (in)",
"doting (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonizing",
"displeasing",
"disapproving (of)",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"disgusting",
"nauseating",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing"
]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"getting off (on)",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"devouring",
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"feasting (on)",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"cottoning (to)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"indulging (in)",
"luxuriating (in)",
"wallowing (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"examples":[
"the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back"
],
"synonyms":[
"caressing",
"fondling",
"gentling",
"patting",
"petting",
"stroking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"billing",
"canoodling",
"cuddling",
"necking",
"nestling",
"nosing",
"nuzzling",
"snuggling",
"spooning",
"feeling up",
"pawing",
"cradling",
"embracing",
"enfolding",
"hugging",
"bouncing",
"dandling",
"kneading",
"massaging",
"babying",
"coddling",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"lovelessness":{
"as in hatred , hate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"contempt",
"contemptuousness",
"despisement",
"despite",
"despitefulness",
"disdain",
"misprision",
"scorn",
"cattiness",
"hatefulness",
"invidiousness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"odium",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"bile",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"spleen",
"venom",
"vindictiveness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"aspersion",
"belittlement",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"detraction",
"diminishment",
"disparagement",
"derision",
"mockery",
"ridicule",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiration",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect",
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deference",
"deification",
"glorification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"lionization",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"worship",
"affection",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"liking",
"love"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"love":{
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"admire",
"apprize",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"enshrine",
"memorialize",
"adore",
"caress",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"worship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervalue",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"disdain",
"high-hat",
"scorn",
"scout",
"slight",
"sniff (at)",
"snub",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"put down",
"write off",
"abandon",
"forget",
"neglect"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvalue"
]
},
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"a husband who loves his wife more than anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"adore",
"cherish",
"worship"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulate",
"canonize",
"deify",
"idealize",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"delight (in)",
"dote (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonize",
"displease",
"disapprove (of)",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"disgust",
"nauseate",
"repel",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"get off (on)",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"rejoice (in)",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"savor",
"savour"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"devour",
"drink (in)",
"eat (up)",
"feast (on)",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"cotton (to)",
"favor",
"prefer",
"indulge (in)",
"luxuriate (in)",
"wallow (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"dislike",
"hate",
"loathe",
"condemn",
"despise",
"scorn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"examples":[
"the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back"
],
"synonyms":[
"caress",
"fondle",
"gentle",
"pat",
"pet",
"stroke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bill",
"canoodle",
"cuddle",
"neck",
"nestle",
"nose",
"nuzzle",
"snuggle",
"spoon",
"feel up",
"paw",
"cradle",
"embrace",
"enfold",
"hug",
"bounce",
"dandle",
"knead",
"massage",
"baby",
"coddle",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{
"examples":[
"her love for her children was truly selfless"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"passion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"liking",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"taste",
"craving",
"crush",
"desire",
"infatuation",
"longing",
"lust",
"yearning",
"ardor",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"fervor",
"zeal",
"appreciation",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"regard",
"respect",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worship",
"allegiance",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"steadfastness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"enmity",
"hostility",
"abhorrence",
"disgust",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"misanthropy"
],
"antonyms":[
"abomination",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"rancor"
]
},
"a person with whom one is in love":{
"examples":[
"she is the love of my life"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"flame",
"hon",
"honey",
"squeeze",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie",
"truelove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beau",
"boy",
"boyfriend",
"fellow",
"man",
"swain",
"gal",
"girl",
"girlfriend",
"inamorata",
"ladylove",
"lass",
"mistress",
"tootsie",
"amour",
"lover",
"paramour",
"doll",
"duck(s)",
"pet",
"date",
"escort",
"steady",
"admirer",
"gallant",
"suitor",
"wooer",
"groom",
"husband",
"bride",
"wife",
"significant other",
"fianc\u00e9",
"intended",
"crush",
"heartthrob"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"a love of chocolate, which I will pay anything to indulge"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love affair",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craving",
"desire",
"hankering",
"longing",
"thirst",
"yen",
"enthusiasm",
"gusto",
"interest",
"passion",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"tooth",
"palate",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinclination",
"indifference",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"dislike",
"distaste",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"mislike"
]
},
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"he refused to discuss past loves"
],
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"affaire",
"amour",
"fling",
"love affair",
"romance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intrigue",
"liaison",
"dalliance",
"hanky-panky",
"attachment",
"infatuation",
"entanglement",
"flirtation",
"idyll",
"idyl",
"passion",
"calf-love",
"puppy love"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"lovingness":{
"attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility":{
"examples":[
"with a fierce lovingness she has maintained her family's cherished heirlooms for future generations"
],
"synonyms":[
"care",
"carefulness",
"solicitousness",
"solicitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concern",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"kindness",
"thoughtfulness",
"babying",
"coddling",
"pampering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness",
"unconcern",
"unkindness"
],
"antonyms":[
"carelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lovesome":{
"having qualities that tend to make one loved":{
"examples":[
"a lovesome child that any couple would eagerly adopt"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"admirable",
"likable",
"likeable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unloved",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
]
},
"very pleasing to look at":{
"examples":[
"the kind of young and lovesome woman that any man would want for a wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
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"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
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"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
]
},
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"adjective"
]
},
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"as in lounger , recamier":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lounger",
"recamier",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate",
"chesterfield",
"couch",
"davenport",
"divan",
"lounge",
"settee",
"sofa",
"squab",
"daybed",
"sofa bed",
"studio couch",
"banquette",
"bench",
"ottoman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"love affairs":{
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not"
],
"synonyms":[
"affairs",
"affaires",
"amours",
"flings",
"loves",
"romances"
],
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"intrigues",
"liaisons",
"dalliances",
"hanky-pankies",
"attachments",
"infatuations",
"entanglements",
"flirtations",
"idylls",
"idyls",
"passions",
"calf-loves",
"puppy loves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car"
],
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"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
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"cravings",
"desires",
"longings",
"thirsts",
"yens",
"enthusiasms",
"gustoes",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"teeth",
"palates",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathies",
"disinclinations",
"indifferences"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"dislikes",
"distastes",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"mislikes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"admires",
"apprizes",
"esteems",
"regards",
"respects",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"enshrines",
"memorializes",
"adores",
"caresses",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"worships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervalues",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"disdains",
"high-hats",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"slights",
"sniffs (at)",
"snubs",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"cries down",
"decries",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages",
"kisses off",
"minimizes",
"puts down",
"writes off",
"abandons",
"forgets",
"neglects"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvalues"
]
},
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"a husband who loves his wife more than anything"
],
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"adores",
"cherishes",
"worships"
],
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"adulates",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"idealizes",
"idolizes",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"delights (in)",
"dotes (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonizes",
"displeases",
"disapproves (of)",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"disgusts",
"nauseates",
"repels",
"repulses",
"revolts",
"sickens",
"turns off"
],
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"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes"
]
},
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"examples":[
"I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain"
],
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"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"gets off (on)",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"rejoices (in)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"devours",
"drinks (in)",
"eats (up)",
"feasts (on)",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"cottons (to)",
"favors",
"prefers",
"indulges (in)",
"luxuriates (in)",
"wallows (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"loathes",
"condemns",
"despises",
"scorns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"examples":[
"the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back"
],
"synonyms":[
"caresses",
"fondles",
"gentles",
"pats",
"pets",
"strokes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bills",
"canoodles",
"cuddles",
"necks",
"nestles",
"noses",
"nuzzles",
"snuggles",
"spoons",
"feels up",
"paws",
"cradles",
"embraces",
"enfolds",
"hugs",
"bounces",
"dandles",
"kneads",
"massages",
"babies",
"coddles",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{
"examples":[
"her love for her children was truly selfless"
],
"synonyms":[
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"passions"
],
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"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"tastes",
"cravings",
"crushes",
"desires",
"infatuations",
"longings",
"lusts",
"yearnings",
"ardors",
"enthusiasms",
"fervors",
"zeals",
"appreciations",
"esteems",
"estimations",
"regards",
"respects",
"adorations",
"adulations",
"deifications",
"idolatries",
"idolizations",
"worships",
"allegiances",
"fealties",
"fidelities",
"loyalties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergies",
"animosities",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"enmities",
"hostilities",
"abhorrences",
"disgusts",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"misanthropies"
],
"antonyms":[
"abominations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"rancors"
]
},
"a person with whom one is in love":{
"examples":[
"she is the love of my life"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"flames",
"honeys",
"hons",
"squeezes",
"sweethearts",
"sweetie pies",
"sweeties",
"sweets",
"trueloves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beaux",
"beaus",
"boyfriends",
"boys",
"fellows",
"men",
"swains",
"gals",
"girlfriends",
"girls",
"inamoratas",
"ladyloves",
"lasses",
"mistresses",
"tootsies",
"amours",
"lovers",
"paramours",
"dolls",
"ducks",
"pets",
"dates",
"escorts",
"steadies",
"admirers",
"gallants",
"suitors",
"wooers",
"grooms",
"husbands",
"brides",
"wives",
"significant others",
"fianc\u00e9s",
"intendeds",
"crushes",
"heartthrobs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"a love of chocolate, which I will pay anything to indulge"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"love affairs",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cravings",
"desires",
"longings",
"thirsts",
"yens",
"enthusiasms",
"gustoes",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"teeth",
"palates",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathies",
"disinclinations",
"indifferences"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"dislikes",
"distastes",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"mislikes"
]
},
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"he refused to discuss past loves"
],
"synonyms":[
"affairs",
"affaires",
"amours",
"flings",
"love affairs",
"romances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intrigues",
"liaisons",
"dalliances",
"hanky-pankies",
"attachments",
"infatuations",
"entanglements",
"flirtations",
"idylls",
"idyls",
"passions",
"calf-loves",
"puppy loves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"lovelies":{
"as in beauties , goddesses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beauties",
"eyefuls",
"goddesses",
"stunners",
"babes",
"cuties",
"cuteys",
"dishes",
"dolls",
"dreamboats",
"foxes",
"fox",
"glamour-pusses",
"hotties",
"knockouts",
"lookers",
"showstoppers",
"tens",
"beefcakes",
"hunks",
"studs",
"superstuds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dogs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"loveliness":{
"the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{
"examples":[
"our daughter was a vision of loveliness in her prom dress"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"foxiness",
"lusciousness",
"nubility",
"pulchritude",
"seductiveness",
"sex appeal",
"sexiness",
"shapeliness",
"flawlessness",
"perfection",
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"glossiness",
"showiness",
"slickness",
"splashiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lovey-doveyness":{
"the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)":{
"examples":[
"the lovey-doveyness of the wedding vows, personally written by the couple, had me rolling my eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathos",
"gooeyness",
"mawkishness",
"mush",
"mushiness",
"saccharinity",
"sappiness",
"sentimentalism",
"sentimentality",
"sloppiness",
"soppiness",
"syrup",
"sirup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emotion",
"sentiment",
"corn",
"corniness",
"hokeyness",
"hokiness",
"schmaltz",
"schmalz"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynicism",
"hardheadedness",
"hard-heartedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lovers":{
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfans"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"loveable":{
"having qualities that tend to make one loved":{
"examples":[
"she was a lovable child, always helpful and kind"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"admirable",
"likable",
"likeable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unloved",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"lovingly":{
"as in respectfully , regardfully":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"regardfully",
"respectfully",
"admiringly",
"appreciatively",
"approvingly",
"complimentarily",
"favorably",
"positively",
"reverently",
"worshipfully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversely",
"disapprovingly",
"negatively",
"unfavorably",
"captiously",
"hypercritically",
"deploringly",
"disdainfully",
"scornfully",
"unflatteringly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"lovesick":{
"unhappy because of love; feeling weak, foolish, or unhappy because someone you love does not love you":{
"examples":[
"The movie is a comedy about a lovesick teenager."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"caring",
"compassionate",
"considerate",
"cordial",
"doting",
"forgiving",
"friendly",
"humane",
"kind",
"understanding",
"warmhearted",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"impassioned",
"passionate",
"warm",
"amatory",
"amorous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"lovey-dovey",
"mushy",
"romantic",
"sappy",
"sentimental",
"brotherly",
"fatherly",
"motherly",
"sisterly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"hard-hearted",
"indifferent",
"offish",
"pitiless",
"remote",
"reserved",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"uncaring",
"unfeeling",
"disaffected",
"unconcerned",
"uninvolved",
"cold",
"frigid",
"unfriendly",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"hard-boiled",
"heartless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"soulless",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental",
"unloving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"lovemaking":{
"sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis":{
"examples":[
"does not allow her young daughter to watch any films in which lovemaking is shown, however discreetly"
],
"synonyms":[
"coition",
"coitus",
"commerce",
"congress",
"copulating",
"copulation",
"coupling",
"intercourse",
"mating",
"relations",
"sex",
"sex act",
"sexual intercourse",
"sexual relations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fornication",
"safe sex",
"carnality",
"sexuality",
"breeding",
"insemination",
"dalliance",
"hanky-panky",
"whoopee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married":{
"examples":[
"a series of Rococo paintings in which the lovemaking of French aristocrats is depicted with erotic playfulness"
],
"synonyms":[
"courting",
"courtship",
"dating",
"suit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"wooing",
"affair",
"affaire",
"love affair",
"romance",
"betrothal",
"engagement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}