Loved

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved} (l[u^]vd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See {Love},
     n.]
     1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or
        good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love
        one's country; to love one's God.


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              Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
              and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
                                                    --Matt. xxii.
                                                    37.
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              Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt.
                                                    xxii. 39.
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     2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that
        of one sex for the other.
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     3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or
        desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like;
        as, to love books; to love adventures.
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              Wit, eloquence, and poetry.
              Arts which I loved.                   --Cowley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  loved \loved\ adj.
     1. p. p. of {love}, v. t.. Opposite of {unloved}. [Narrower
        terms: {admired, esteemed}] Also See: {wanted}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loved
       adj : held dear; "his loved companion of many years" [ant: {unloved}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "loved":
     admired, adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearly beloved,
     esteemed, favorite, held dear, pet, popular, precious, prized,
     revered, treasured, well-beloved, well-liked, white-haired