passionate+affection

  • 1The Passionate Friends — Infobox Film name = The Passionate Friends caption = imdb id = 0041735 amg id = 1:105679 director = David Lean writer = Eric Ambler Stanley Haynes David Lean H.G. Wells starring = Ann Todd Claude Rains Trevor Howard producer = Ronald Neame music …

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  • 2love — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Strong affection Nouns 1. love, fondness, liking; inclination, desire; regard, admiration, affection, tenderness, heart, attachment, yearning; gallantry; passion, flame, devotion, infatuation, adoration; …

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  • 3love — /luv/, n., v., loved, loving. n. 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 3. sexual passion or desire. 4. a person toward whom… …

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  • 4love — /lʌv / (say luv) noun 1. a strong or passionate affection for another person. 2. sexual passion or desire, or its gratification. 3. an object of love or affection; a sweetheart. 4. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a …

  • 5love — I. v. a. 1. Have affection for, regard with affection, delight in, be fond of. 2. Have a passionate affection for, be in love with, be enamoured of. 3. Like, be pleased with. II. v. n. Delight, take pleasure. III. n. 1. Affection, affectionate… …

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  • 6love — [luv] n. [ME < OE lufu, akin to OHG luba, Goth lubo < IE base * leubh , to be fond of, desire > LIBIDO, LIEF, LUST] 1. a deep and tender feeling of affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons 2. an expression of one s… …

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  • 7A labor of love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 8Amarantus melancholicus — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 9Clematis Vitalba — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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  • 10Free love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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