English Dictionary: loving | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for loving | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Love \Love\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [?]. See {Love}, n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39. 2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. 3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures. Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Loving \Lov"ing\, a. 1. Affectionate. The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. --Tennyson. 2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Loving, NM (village, FIPS 44420) Location: 32.28649 N, 104.09595 W Population (1990): 1243 (479 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88256 Loving, TX Zip code(s): 76460 |