Jan 14, 2026Β Β· Noun loving (usually uncountable, plural lovings) The action of the verb to love. (Can we clean up (+) this sense?)

loving adjective (LIKING SOMEONE) Add to word list providing and showing strong affection or affection and a strong attraction: a loving home / relationship

Factsheet What does the adjective loving mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective loving. See β€˜Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Definition of loving adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

LOVING definition: feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond. See examples of loving used in a sentence.

Loving actions are done with great enjoyment and care. The house has been restored with loving care.

Loving: Directed by Jeff Nichols. With Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford. The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began …

Synonyms for LOVING: affectionate, adoring, passionate, devoted, warm, fond, caring, compassionate; Antonyms of LOVING: unloving, indifferent, dry, cool, distant, pitiless, aloof, detached

Synonyms for LOVING: affectionate, adoring, passionate, devoted, warm, fond, caring, compassionate; Antonyms of LOVING: unloving, indifferent, dry, cool, distant, pitiless, aloof, detached

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