lik·ing (l  k ng)n. 1. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness. 2. Preference or taste. |
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ]
n
1. the feeling of a person who likes; fondness
2. a preference, inclination, or pleasure
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" enchantment, enthrallment, fascination, captivation - a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual penchant, preference, taste, predilection - a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" mysophilia - abnormal attraction to filth inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music" friendliness - a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" admiration, esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" |
liking
noun fondness, love, taste, desire, bent, stomach, attraction, weakness, tendency, preference, bias, affection, appreciation, inclination, thirst, affinity, penchant, propensity, soft spot, predilection, partiality, proneness She had a liking for good clothes.
dislike, hatred, loathing, aversion, abhorrence, repugnance
dislike, hatred, loathing, aversion, abhorrence, repugnance
Translations
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] N (for thing) → gusto m (for por) → afición f (for a) (for person) → simpatía f, aprecio m (LAm)
to have a liking for sth → ser aficionado or tener afición a algo
to have a liking for sb → tener simpatía a algn
to be to sb's liking → ser del gusto de algn
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → tomar or coger gusto a algo/a hacer algo
to take a liking to sb → tomar or coger simpatía a algn
it's too strong for my liking → para mí es demasiado fuerte, es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto
to have a liking for sth → ser aficionado or tener afición a algo
to have a liking for sb → tener simpatía a algn
to be to sb's liking → ser del gusto de algn
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → tomar or coger gusto a algo/a hacer algo
to take a liking to sb → tomar or coger simpatía a algn
it's too strong for my liking → para mí es demasiado fuerte, es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n
(= taste) → goût m
to have a liking for sth → avoir un goût pour qch
to be to sb's liking → être au goût de qn
Was the temperature to their liking? → La température était-elle à leur goût?
to be more to sb's liking → être plus au goût de qn
to be more to sb's liking than
London was more to his liking than Rome → Londres lui plaisait plus que Rome.
for my liking → à mon goût
It's too big for my liking → C'est trop grand à mon goût.
for their liking → à leur goût
He had become too powerful for their liking → Il était devenu trop puissant à leur goût.
to have a liking for sth → avoir un goût pour qch
to be to sb's liking → être au goût de qn
Was the temperature to their liking? → La température était-elle à leur goût?
to be more to sb's liking → être plus au goût de qn
to be more to sb's liking than
London was more to his liking than Rome → Londres lui plaisait plus que Rome.
for my liking → à mon goût
It's too big for my liking → C'est trop grand à mon goût.
for their liking → à leur goût
He had become too powerful for their liking → Il était devenu trop puissant à leur goût.
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n (for person) → simpatia; (for thing) → predilezione f
to have a liking for sb/sth → avere un debole per qn/qc
to be to sb's liking → essere di gusto or gradimento di qn
to take a liking to sb → prendere qn in simpatia
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → scoprire il piacere di qc/di fare qc
is the meal to your liking? → è di tuo gradimento il pranzo?
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n (for person) → simpatia; (for thing) → predilezione f
to have a liking for sb/sth → avere un debole per qn/qc
to be to sb's liking → essere di gusto or gradimento di qn
to take a liking to sb → prendere qn in simpatia
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → scoprire il piacere di qc/di fare qc
is the meal to your liking? → è di tuo gradimento il pranzo?
to have a liking for sb/sth → avere un debole per qn/qc
to be to sb's liking → essere di gusto or gradimento di qn
to take a liking to sb → prendere qn in simpatia
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → scoprire il piacere di qc/di fare qc
is the meal to your liking? → è di tuo gradimento il pranzo?
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] n (for person) → simpatia; (for thing) → predilezione f
to have a liking for sb/sth → avere un debole per qn/qc
to be to sb's liking → essere di gusto or gradimento di qn
to take a liking to sb → prendere qn in simpatia
to take a liking to sth/to doing sth → scoprire il piacere di qc/di fare qc
is the meal to your liking? → è di tuo gradimento il pranzo?
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