love
What hearts symbolize
Love is a deep affection between people who share common interests, experiences, and regard for each other’s welfare.
Love is used in reference to romantic relationships (love is the foundation of their marriage) and to the object of one’s affection (she’s a love).
People use love to talk about things that they like a lot: Her first love is swimming.
As a verb, love can express facets of the emotion: I love Robert Redford. She could not love her husband after he was unfaithful.
Gentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- caringShowing kind concern
- cherishValue with deep affection
adore · doting · nurture · endearment · cuddle · embrace · caress · snuggle
Regard with honor
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- adorationProfound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
idolize · worship · awe · appreciate · regard · honor · praise · devotee
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
togetherness · companionship · confiding · sharing · rapport · understanding · privacy · pillow talk
Considerate, caring disposition
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
caring · generosity · humanity · charity · goodwill · mercy · forgiveness · understanding
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
longing · yearning · lust · smitten · enamored · crush · flirtation · courtship
Formal union between partners
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
bond · partnership · engagement · union · trust · faithfulness · monogamy · promise
Of or from gods
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- eternalLasting without end
agape · devotion · grace · blessing · worship · reverence · holy · faith
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- honeymoonNewlyweds' celebratory vacation
- altarSacred ritual table
vows · reception · nuptials · betrothal · bridesmaid · fiance · fiancee · newlyweds
Of or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- parentalOf mothers and fathers
- filialOf sons or daughters
- siblingBrother or sister
kinship · motherly · fatherly · nurturing · protective · unconditional · bloodline · familyhood
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
cherish · adore · doting · nurture · endearment · cuddle · embrace · caress · snuggle · hug
respect
Regard with honor
veneration · idolize · worship · awe · appreciate · regard · honor · praise · devotee · fan
closeness
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
trust · togetherness · companionship · confiding · sharing · rapport · understanding · privacy · pillow talk · embrace
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
altruism · caring · generosity · humanity · charity · goodwill · mercy · forgiveness · understanding · selflessness
passion
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
amour · longing · yearning · lust · smitten · enamored · crush · flirtation · courtship · seduction
marriage
Formal union between partners
devotion · bond · partnership · engagement · union · trust · faithfulness · monogamy · promise · dedication
divine
Of or from gods
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sacredWorthy of reverence
eternal · agape · devotion · grace · blessing · worship · reverence · holy · faith · soul
bride
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- honeymoonNewlyweds' celebratory vacation
altar · vows · reception · nuptials · betrothal · bridesmaid · fiance · fiancee · newlyweds · officiant
maternal
Of or like mothers
sibling · kinship · motherly · fatherly · nurturing · protective · unconditional · bloodline · familyhood · bonding
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, happy
- Human Experiencesdeath, birth, joy, sorrow, grief
- relazioni umanefriendship, family, marriage, romance, trust
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
- expresion emocionaljoy, sadness, anger, fear, happiness
loveindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · detachment · coldness · disregard
- I love youDeepest affection expressed
- fall in loveDevelop romantic feelings
- in loveFeeling deep romantic affection
- in love withFeeling romantic attraction
- falling in loveDeveloping romantic feelings
- my loveAffectionate address to partner
lovely, loving, loved, lover, beloved, lovable, lovers, lovingly, unloved