Loving
Virginia's ban overturned
Loving conveys a deep sense of affection or care, often expressed through actions or attitudes.
Historically, the term has been used in legal contexts, such as the landmark U.S.
Supreme Court case <b>Loving v.
Virginia</b> (1967), which struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
In technical psychology, loving can describe attachment behaviors, such as those studied in Bowlby’s attachment theory.
Loving also appears in religious texts to denote selfless devotion, as in loving thy neighbor.
She showed her loving nature by staying up all night to care for him.
Mouth held wide
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- devotionalRelating to worship
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
reverent · pious · blessed · compassionate · merciful · charitable · grace · selfless
Showing kind concern
- tenderSoft or sore
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- adoringShowing deep affection
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
warm · fond · nurturing · gentle · compassionate · cherishing · attentive · sweet
Of or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
- brotherlyLike a caring sibling
- sisterlyLike a female sibling
filial · protective · unconditional · supportive · devoted · nurturing · bonded · generational
Enjoying something slowly
- relishingEnjoying with keen appreciation
- enjoyingFinding pleasure in
- treasuringValuing something deeply
- valuingAssessing or esteeming worth
prizing · cherishing · delighting · reveling · basking · indulging · passionate · enthusiastic
agape
Mouth held wide
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- devotionalRelating to worship
worshipful · reverent · pious · blessed · compassionate · merciful · charitable · grace · selfless · unconditional
caring
Showing kind concern
doting · warm · fond · nurturing · gentle · compassionate · cherishing · attentive · sweet · kindhearted
maternal
Of or like mothers
sisterly · filial · protective · unconditional · supportive · devoted · nurturing · bonded · generational · ancestral
savoring
Enjoying something slowly
- relishingEnjoying with keen appreciation
- enjoyingFinding pleasure in
- treasuringValuing something deeply
valuing · prizing · cherishing · delighting · reveling · basking · indulging · passionate · enthusiastic · devoted
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- amorousFull of desire
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
smitten · ardent · romantic · intimate · yearning · desiring · swooning · lovestruck · enchanted · captivated
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- soap operassoap opera, telenovela, melodrama, cliffhanger, amnesia
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Lovingabusive
Causing harm or insult
cruel · neglectful · mistreating · tormenting · exploitative
LovingPlessy v. Ferguson
Ruling allowing racial separation
segregation · Jim Crow · separate but equal · racial separation
- loving kindnessAffectionate goodwill toward others
- tender loving careSolicitous, gentle caregiving
- in loving memoryEpitaph honoring the deceased
- loving motherAffectionate female parent
- loving memoryAffectionate recollection of deceased
- loving fatherAffectionate male parent