Sunday, April 20, 2008

on the subject of love


love
love [luv]n (plural loves) 1. very strong affection: an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion Young children need unconditional love. 2. passionate attraction and desire: a passionate feeling of romantic desire and sexual attraction 3. somebody much loved: somebody who is loved romantically He was her first real love. 4. romantic affair: a romantic affair, possibly sexual 5. strong liking: strong liking for or pleasure gained from something his love of music 6. something eliciting enthusiasm: something that elicits deep interest and enthusiasm in somebody Music was his greatest love but he also liked ballet. 7. beloved: used as an affectionate word to somebody loved 8. U.K. term of friendly address: used as a friendly term of address, usually to a woman (informal) Here’s your change, love. 9. christianity God’s love for humanity: the mercy, grace, and charity shown by God to humanity 10. christianity worship of God: the worship and adoration of God 11. sports game score of zero: a score of zero in sports and games, for example, tennis, squash, and whist
v (past loved, past participle loved, present participle lov·ing, 3rd person present singular loves) 1. vti feel tender affection for: to feel tender affection for somebody, for example, a close relative or friend, or for something such as a place, an ideal, or an animal 2. vti feel desire for: to feel romantic and sexual desire and longing for somebody 3. vt like very much: to like something or like doing something very much I love watching old movies on TV. 4. vt show kindness to: to feel and show kindness and charity to somebody love one another and love your neighbor 5. vt have sexual intercourse with: to have sexual intercourse with somebody (dated)
[Old English lufian , from lufu “love” (source of the noun). Ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning “to love,” which is also the ancestor of English libido, belief, and leave2 “absence.”]
See Usage note at enamored.Word Key: Synonymslove, liking, affection, fondness, passion, infatuation, crush, CORE MEANING: a strong positive feeling toward somebody or somethinglove used to describe a very strong, positive feeling toward somebody or something. It is used especially to talk about strong romantic or sexual feelings between people; liking used to talk about positive feelings toward somebody or something. These feelings are not as strong as those suggested by love; affection used to describe warm friendly caring feelings between people. It can also be used to talk about a liking for something such as a place; fondness used in a similar way to affection to talk about feelings between people. It can also be used to describe a strong liking or preference for something; passion used to describe an exceptionally intense love for somebody, usually of a strong sexual nature. It can also be used to refer to a strong liking or enthusiasm for something, sometimes of an excessive nature; infatuation used to describe an intense but short-lived and often unrealistic love for somebody, usually of a romantic or sexual nature; crush used to describe somebody’s strong feeling of attraction toward a person with whom he or she is not having a relationship. It is used especially to talk about teenagers and young peopleEncarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Is that what I think love is....no, these are words they only represent pixels on a screen.
I'm still looking for love's meaning. My suspicions are that it has something to do with how you feel about yourself - more than what you pour onto or into others, concepts or things.
But cannot say for certain, as I say, I'm still looking for loves meaning.

6 comments:

Submit your advice said...

yes, love is something you give, when you are full of it, and it overflows. Love is like water. We are a source. We flow outward to the ocean where we.....comingle.

Ceridianna said...

That could be why I love the rain.
Droplets on my face trickling down are my favourite.
Love is like water...maybe water is love. I love water, don't you?

Submit your advice said...

water is good

Ceridianna said...
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Ceridianna said...

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