Another Word For Love
Starr sent me this message earlier today:
I was looking up synonyms for love and this is what the synonym dictionary gave me . . . just saying.
sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
You’d think there would be more than one way to say it in a non sexual way, but I guess not.
Ha ha, but really?!? I immediately went to my usual source Thesaurus.com and found the following:
Main Entry: love
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: adoration; very strong liking
Synonyms: adulation, affection, allegiance, amity, amorousness, amour, appreciation, ardency, ardor, attachment, case*, cherishing, crush, delight, devotedness, devotion, emotion, enchantment, enjoyment, fervor, fidelity, flame, fondness, friendship, hankering, idolatry, inclination, infatuation, involvement, like, lust, mad for, partiality, passion, piety, rapture, regard, relish, respect, sentiment, soft spot, taste, tenderness, weakness, worship, yearning, zeal
Main Entry: love
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who is loved by another
Synonyms: Juliet, Romeo, admirer, angel, beau, beloved, boyfriend, courter, darling, dear, dear one, dearest, flame, girlfriend, honey, inamorata, inamorato, loved one, lover, paramour, passion, spark, suitor, swain, sweet, sweetheart, truelove, valentine
Main Entry: love
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adore, like very much
Synonyms: admire, adulate, be attached to, be captivated by, be crazy about, be enamored of, be enchanted by, be fascinated with, be fond of, be in love with, canonize, care for, cherish, choose, deify, delight in, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, fancy, glorify, go for, gone on, have affection for, have it bad, hold dear, hold high, idolize, long for, lose one’s heart to, prefer, prize, put on pedestal, think the world of, thrive with, treasure, venerate, wild for, worship
Main Entry: love
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have sexual relations
Synonyms: caress, clasp, cling, cosset, court, cuddle, draw close, embrace, feel, fondle, hold, hug, kiss, lick, look tenderly, make love, neck, pet*, press, shine, soothe, stroke, take into one’s arms, tryst, woo
Now that’s better! I thought maybe she was kidding, but I was able to find her original source. I’m not going to link it, but it does exist…
Crazy. I like your definitions better!
.-= JLO´s last blog ..Do The Harry =-.
Me too!!
Goodness! At first I was thinking, whatever happened to the romance? Do we have to jump right into the sack?
I know!!
Call me old fashion, but I definitely like your defs better!
yep- yep… yours is MUCH sweeter!!
.-= randi´s last blog ..do you.. smot poke? =-.
What I do with a woman is put everything in her hands, when she is “ready” (the first time)I tell her to let me know. That way there is no pressure. It’s her call.