love and kisses

Affectionate letter closing

Love and kisses is an affectionate closing for letters, cards, or messages, typically between family members or close friends.

It signals warmth without being overly serious: Write soon—love and kisses, Mom.

Often abbreviated as XOXO, where X represents kisses and O represents hugs.

Related
  • dearTreasured or costly
  • adorationProfound loving regard
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • hugTight, affectionate clasp
  • bear hugTight, enveloping embrace

cuddling · devotion · embrace · sweetheart · snuggle · endearment · caressing · fondness · cheek · warmth · darling · xoxo · passion · peck · holding hands · best wishes · warm regards · tenderness

Opposites
emotional tone of closing

love and kissesgood riddance

Joy at removal

drop dead · go to hell · rot in hell · burn in hell · screw you

formality of closing

love and kissesyours faithfully

Formal valediction to strangers

yours truly · best regards · cordially · regards · with respect

relational closeness

love and kissesregards

Good wishes sent

unsigned

Family

love, kisses, loves, loved, loving, lovingly, lovely, loveliness, lover

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G