Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word love. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in love.
Definitions and meaning of love
love
Alternative forms
loue(obsolete typography)
luv
Pronunciation
enPR: lŭv, IPA(key): /lʌv/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [lʌv]
(General American) IPA(key): [ɫʌv]
(General Australian) IPA(key): [ɫäv~ɫɐv]
(India) IPA(key): [lɘʋ], [lɘv]
(Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /lʊv/
Rhymes: -ʌv
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishlove, luve, from Old Englishlufu, from Proto-West Germanic*lubu, from Proto-Germanic*lubō, from Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-(“love, care, desire”).
The close of a letter sense is presumably a truncation of With love or the like.
The verb is from Middle Englishloven, luvien, from Old Englishlufian(“to love”), from Proto-West Germanic*lubōn(“to love”), derived from the noun.
Eclipsed non-native Englishamour(“love”), borrowed from Frenchamour(“love”).
Cognates include Russianлюбовь(ljubovʹ), Latinlibido(“desire, lust”), Polishlubić and Sanskritलोभ(lobha, “desire, greed”).
Noun
love (countable and uncountable, pluralloves)
(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
(uncountable) Strong affection.
Antonyms:hate, hatred, angst, indifference
A profound and caring affection towards someone.
Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
1864, Utilitarianism Explained and Exemplified in Moral and Political Government:
The love of your neighbor as yourself, is expressly given as the definition and test of Charity,—not alms-giving—and this love is [...] the highest of all the Divine commands[.]
A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
Synonyms:baby, darling, honey, lover, pet, sweetheart; see also Thesaurus:sweetheart
(colloquial, Commonwealth)A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
(euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
Synonyms:aphrodisia, carnality; see also Thesaurus:lust
(euphemistic) Sexual activity.
Synonyms:lovemaking, sex; see also Thesaurus:copulation
An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
Synonym:romance
Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
Alternative letter-case form of Love(“personification of love”).
c.1810, Samuel Johnson (in The Works of Samuel Johnson):
At busy hearts in vain love's arrows fly; [...]
(obsolete) A thin silk material.
A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
Translations
Verb
love (third-person singular simple presentloves, present participleloving, simple past and past participleloved)
(usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
(transitive) To need, thrive on.
(transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
(usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
(transitive, sometimes ironic) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
(transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
Conjugation
Synonyms
(have a strong affection for):adore, cherish; see also Thesaurus:love
(have sexual intercourse with):enjoy, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Antonyms
hate, despise, fear
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
charity
Etymology 2
Now widely believed (due to historical written record) to be from the idea that when one does a thing “for love” it is for no monetary gain, the word “love” thus implying "nothing".
The former assumption that it had originated from French l’œuf(literally “the egg”), due to its shape, has largely been discredited and is no longer widely accepted. However, the apparent similarity of the shape of an egg to a zero has inspired similar analogies, such as the use of duck (reputed to be short for duck's egg) for a zero score at cricket, and goose egg for "zero".
Noun
love (uncountable)
(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
Nothing; no recompense.
Translations
Etymology 3
Verb
love (third-person singular simple presentloves, present participleloving, simple past and past participleloved)
Alternative form of lofe(“to praise, sell”)
References
“love”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
love in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
“love”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
levo, levo-, velo-, vole, voël
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈlovɛ]
Hyphenation: lo‧ve
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Romanilove.
Noun
lovef pl (indeclinable)
(slang) money
Synonym:prachy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lovem
vocative singular of lov
Further reading
love in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈlɔːvə/, [ˈlɔːʋə], [ˈlɔːʊ]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low Germanlōve, from Proto-Germanic*galaubô, cognate with GermanGlaube.
Noun
lovec
(obsolete) trust, faith
only in the phrase på tro og love(“solemnly”)
References
“love,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norselofa, from Proto-Germanic*(ga)lubōną, cognate with Swedishlova(“to promise; to praise”), Germanloben(“to praise”), geloben(“to vow”), Dutchloven(“to praise”).
Verb
love (past tenselovede, past participlelovet)
to promise
(solemn) to praise
Conjugation
References
“love,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
“love,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lovec
indefinite plural of lov
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
love
(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of loven
From Latinlupa, feminine of lupus. Compare Venetianlova, Frenchlouve.
Pronunciation
Noun
lovef (plurallovis)
she-wolf
Related terms
lôf
Hunsrik
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High Germanloben, from Old High Germanlobōn, from Proto-West Germanic*lobōn, from Proto-Germanic*lubōną.
Cognate with Germanloben, Luxembourgishluewen.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈloːvə/
Rhymes: -oːvə
Hyphenation: lo‧ve
Verb
love
(transitive) to praise [+accusative]
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
Inari Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic*lokē
Numeral
love
ten
Inflection
This numeral needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
love in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[3], Tromsø: UiT
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Middle Dutch
Noun
lōve
dative singular of lof
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Englishlufu, from Proto-West Germanic*lubu, from Proto-Germanic*lubō.
Alternative forms
lof, lofe, louf, luf, lufe, luff, luffe, luve
leove, lofve, lufæ(Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈluv(ə)/, /ˈloːv(ə)/
Noun
love (pluralloves)
Love; strong and deep affection:
Sexual or romantic desire (in humans and other animals)
Theosis, sanctification, or love as a means to attain it.
One who one loves; a loved individual:
A lover; a sexual or romantic partner.
A personification or embodiment of love.
(Christianity) The Holy Spirit (or less often, God generally).
A peace treaty; the ending of hostilities.
(rare) Permission, consent.
Related terms
Descendants
English: love
Scots: luve, lufe
Yola: loove
References
“lǒve, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Englishlāfe, oblique singular of lāf, from Proto-West Germanic*laibu, from Proto-Germanic*laibō; compare leven(“to halt”), which some forms are influenced by.
Alternative forms
lave, leve, loove
lafe, læve, loave(Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈlɔːv(ə)/
(Northern) IPA(key): /laːf/, /ˈlaːv(ə)/
Noun
love (uncountable)
The remainder or rest; that which is left.
(rare) A widow; a woman whose husband has died.
Synonyms:relicte, widwe
Descendants
English: lave
Scots: lave
References
“lōve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Old Norselófi, from Proto-Germanic*lōfô; compare glove.
Alternative forms
lof, loove, louf, luf, lufe, luff, luffe
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈloːv(ə)/, /loːf/
Noun
love (pluralloves)
(chiefly Northern) The palm (inner part of the hand)
Descendants
English: loof
Scots: luif, lufe, luff
References
“lọ̄ve, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4
Verb
love
Alternative form of loven(“to love”)
Etymology 5
Verb
love
Alternative form of loven(“to praise”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norselofa.
Verb
love (imperativelov, present tenselover, simple past and past participlelovaorlovet, present participlelovende)
to praise
Verb
love (imperativelov, present tenselover, simple pastlovaorlovetorlovteorlovde, past participlelovaorlovetorlovtorlovd, present participlelovende)
to promise
(as an adjective) det lovede land - the Promised Land
Related terms
løfte
References
“love” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
love (present tenselovarorlover, past tenselovaorlovde, past participlelovaorlovtorlovd, present participlelovande, imperativelov)