Hi all,
Today seems to be the perfect day to write about love.
Love… a simple word… OR IS IT?
noun: love; plural noun: loves
1.
an intense feeling of deep affection.
"babies fill parents with feelings of love"
Similar:
deep affection
fondness
tenderness
warmth
intimacy
attachment
endearment
devotion
adoration
doting
idolization
worship
passion
ardor
desire
lust
yearning
infatuation
adulation
besottedness
compassion
care
caring
regard
solicitude
concern
friendliness
friendship
kindness
charity
goodwill
sympathy
kindliness
altruism
philanthropy
unselfishness
benevolence
brotherliness
sisterliness
fellow feeling
humanity
relationship
love affair
affair
romance
liaison
affair of the heart
intrigue
amour
Opposite:
hatred
a feeling of deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.
"they were both in love with her"
Similar:
besotted with
infatuated with
enamored of
love-struck by
smitten with
passionate about
with a passion for
consumed with desire for
captivated by
bewitched by
enthralled by
entranced by
devoted to
doting on
mad/crazy/nuts/wild about
bowled over by
carrying a torch for
potty about
twitterpated by
affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.
"give her my love"
Similar:
best wishes
regards
good wishes
greetings
kind/kindest regards
felicitations
salutations
compliments
best
respects
a formula for ending an affectionate letter.
"take care, lots of love, Judy"
a personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.
noun: Love
2.
a great interest and pleasure in something.
"his love for football"
Similar:
liking
weakness
partiality
bent
leaning
proclivity
inclination
disposition
enjoyment
appreciation
soft spot
taste
delight
relish
passion
zeal
appetite
zest
enthusiasm
keenness
predilection
penchant
fondness
3.
a person or thing that one loves.
"she was the love of his life"
Similar:
beloved
loved one
love of one's life
dear
dearest
dear one
darling
sweetheart
sweet
sweet one
angel
honey
lover
boyfriend
girlfriend
significant other
betrothed
paramour
inamorata
inamorato
querida
INFORMAL•BRITISH
a friendly form of address.
"it's all right, love"
INFORMAL
used to express affectionate approval for someone.
noun: a love
"don't fret, there's a love"
4.
(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil.
"love fifteen"
verb
verb: love; 3rd person present: loves; past tense: loved; past participle: loved; gerund or present participle: loving
1.
feel deep affection for (someone).
"he loved his sister dearly"
Similar:
be in love with
be infatuated with
be smitten with
be besotted with
be passionate about
care very much for
feel deep affection for
hold very dear
adore
think the world of
be devoted to
dote on
cherish
worship
idolize
treasure
prize
be mad/crazy/nuts/wild about
have a pash on
carry a torch for
be potty about
Opposite:
hate
loathe
detest
feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).
"she really loved him"
2.
like or enjoy very much.
HMMM…
These are the abundant meanings of love, noun and verb… maybe NOT so simple.
When you love someone it truly changes you. It changes your DNA.
When you are loved, it change you as well, that too changes your DNA.
So, LOVE is not simple at all.
It is demanding…
It demands patience, kindness, trust, faith, commitment , forgiveness, and letting go of all that you might want for the sake of another human being…
Now, that is definitely not simple!
When you choose love and you choose to be loved, you are changing the fabric of your life. Whether you like it or not, you are now intertwined …
So, when you loose someone that you love deeply, and that loved you back deeply it changes the very fabric of your life…
Love… it demands a lot…
Thanks for reading,
Pam