lover
One who adores
A lover is someone you're having a sexual or romantic relationship with, often implying passion or intimacy outside marriage: She took a lover while her husband was overseas.
More broadly, a lover is an enthusiast or devotee: a lover of fine wine, a music lover.
In the plural, lovers are two people in a romantic relationship with each other: The lovers walked hand in hand along the beach.
Illicit female lover
- paramourLover in secret affair
- consortRoyal spouse
- bedmateSleeping partner
- concubineSecondary female partner
gigolo · kept woman · affair · fling · tryst · liaison · rendezvous · assignation
Affectionate name for beloved
- partnerOne who shares activity
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
- paramourLover in secret affair
- darlingBeloved person or pet
flame · amour · suitor · beau · admirer · valentine · significant other · betrothed
Knowledgeable, passionate follower
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- fanaticOverly zealous person
fancier · admirer · hobbyist · zealot · fan · addict · geek · junkie
Beloved person or pet
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- sweetieFond nickname for someone
- dearTreasured or costly
- babeAffectionate partner name
sweetheart · cutie · angel · precious · pumpkin · dove · treasure · dearest
Profound loving regard
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
constancy · fidelity · tenderness · affection · ardor · worship · reverence · cherishing
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- crushCompress with force
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
infatuation · craving · smitten · besotted · moonstruck · enamored · pining · head-over-heels
Romantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- serenadingSinging to charm someone
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- romancingActively pursuing affection
dating · proposing · courting · chivalry · gallantry · flowers · candlelight · poetry
mistress
Illicit female lover
concubine · gigolo · kept woman · affair · fling · tryst · liaison · rendezvous · assignation · dalliance
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
darling · flame · amour · suitor · beau · admirer · valentine · significant other · betrothed · inamorata
aficionado
Knowledgeable, passionate follower
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
fanatic · fancier · admirer · hobbyist · zealot · fan · addict · geek · junkie · nut
darling
Beloved person or pet
babe · sweetheart · cutie · angel · precious · pumpkin · dove · treasure · dearest · sugar
adoration
Profound loving regard
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
commitment · constancy · fidelity · tenderness · affection · ardor · worship · reverence · cherishing · attachment
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
longing · infatuation · craving · smitten · besotted · moonstruck · enamored · pining · head-over-heels · starstruck
wooing
Romantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- serenadingSinging to charm someone
- pursuitAct of chasing something
romancing · dating · proposing · courting · chivalry · gallantry · flowers · candlelight · poetry · roses
- loveadoration, affection, amour, attraction, cherish
- romanceamor, boyfriend, courting, girlfriend, besos
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- loverssweethearts, sweetheart, paramour, paramours, soulmates
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- Romantic FiguresRomeo, Juliet, Casanova, Don Juan, Cleopatra
loverhater
One who loathes
enemy · stranger · antagonist · foe · adversary
- 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
love, lovely, loving, loved, beloved, lovable, lovers, unloved, loves