Friday, February 1, 2008

I love you

1 comment:

riseup said...

Pronunciation: \ˈləv\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (maternal love for a child) (2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests (love for his old schoolmates) b: an assurance of love (give her my love)
2: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion (love of the sea)
3 a: the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration (baseball was his first love) b (1): a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (2)British —used as an informal term of address
4 a: unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1): the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2): brotherly concern for others b: a person's adoration of God
5: a god or personification of love
6: an amorous episode : love affair
7: the sexual embrace : copulation
8: a score of zero (as in tennis)
9capitalized Christian Science : god
— at love : holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis
— in love : inspired by affection