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loving

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lov·ing  (lvng)
adj.
1. Feeling love; affectionate.
2. Indicative of or exhibiting love.
loving
Adjective
feeling or showing love and affection
lovingly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
committed, attached - associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
warmhearted - marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"
unloving - not giving or reciprocating affection
loving
adjective 1. affectionate, kind, warm, dear, friendly, devoted, tender, fond, ardent, cordial, doting, amorous, solicitous, demonstrative, warm-hearted << OPPOSITE cruel
2. tender, kind, caring, warm, gentle, sympathetic, considerate
Translations
Spanish loving [ˈlʌvɪŋ] adj → amoroso, cariñoso
French loving [ˈlʌvɪŋ] adj → affectueux/euse, tendre, aimant(e)
German loving [ˈlʌvɪŋ] love adj → liebend; [actions] → liebevoll
Italian loving [ˈlʌvɪŋ] adj → affettuoso/a, amoroso/a, tenero/a
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If I can't stay here there is no use in my loving Green Gables.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
I know lots of other stories, and I hope to tell them, some time or another; but just now my loving tyrants won't allow me.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Many lands saw Zarathustra, and many peoples: no greater power did Zarathustra find on earth than the creations of the loving ones--"good" and "bad" are they called.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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