lady love

Object of affection

Lady love is an old-fashioned or deliberately romantic term for a sweetheart or female romantic partner: He wrote sonnets to his lady love.

The phrase sounds literary or playful in contemporary use, evoking courtly romance or gentle irony.

Related

enchantress · belle · paramour · darling · soulmate · one and only · Venus · missus · inamorata · Aphrodite · girlfriend · goddess · fiancée · Juliet · nymph · lass · dream girl · siren

Categories
Opposites
relationship type

lady loveone-night stand

Casual sexual encounter

hookup · booty call · fling · casual acquaintance · dalliance

emotional valence

lady lovenemesis

Persistent source of ruin

antagonist · adversary · enemy · arch-rival · rival

Family

lady, love, ladies, ladylike, ladyship, loved, loves, loving, lover

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G