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| admission |
An admission is the act of confessing something. It is an act of admitting the truth, whether the truth is a nice thing or a bad thing. An "admission of love" is an acting of revealing that you love someone. An "admission of guilt" is an act of saying you are guilty of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| adore |
to love and admire very strongly. [1/3 definitions] |
| affair |
a love relationship that usually lasts for months or longer. [1/5 definitions] |
| affectionate |
feeling or showing love or affection. |
| Aphrodite |
the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, Aphrodite is called Venus. |
| beautiful |
If something is beautiful, people love to look at it, listen to it, or experience it. |
| beauty |
When something has beauty, people love to look at it, listen to it, or experience it. |
| caress |
a soft or gentle touch that shows love or affection. [2 definitions] |
| cherish |
to value with great love and care. |
| comic book |
a book or magazine that contains a series of cartoons that tell a story. Some comic books tell funny stories, but many comic books are about adventure, love, or other things. |
| court |
to try to gain the favor or love of. [1/8 definitions] |
| crush |
When you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them even though you don't know them well at all. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cupid |
the god of love in Roman mythology. |
| deeply |
If you think about something deeply, you think about it in a strong and serious way. If you love someone deeply, you love them in a strong or intense way. If you are deeply sorry about something, you are very sorry and feel very bad about it. |
| demonstrative |
showing love and affection in an open way. |
| devotion |
If you feel devotion toward someone, you feel both love and loyalty to that person. [1/2 definitions] |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| emotion |
Emotions are feelings that all people have. Love, hate, fear, and anger are some emotions that people feel. Some emotions are so strong that changes in our bodies happen. Sometimes our hearts beat faster, our face turns red, or we start to cry, shake, or laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
| fall in love |
to begin to have strong feelings of romantic love (often followed by "with"). |
| feeling |
A feeling is an emotion. Things like love, hate, anger, and happiness are feelings. Feeling is also the ability to feel emotion, especially things like love and sympathy for other people. [1/5 definitions] |
| flirt |
to play at love; act in a romantic way that is not serious. [1/2 definitions] |
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