loving
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
Example Sentences
- "all natural lovings and longings"
- "his loving wife, her loving husband"
- "I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock."
- "“Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”"
- "“ Eat and drink like a loving pig,” he says, patting the bulge under his parka."
- "At long lovin’ last!"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lovynge, lufung
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Countable
- Informal
Inflected Forms
lovings (plural)
lovinger (comparative)
more loving (comparative)
lovingest (superlative)
most loving (superlative)