loving

[ luhv-ing ]

adjective

1. feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond:

   loving glances.

loving

/ ˈlʌvɪŋ /

adjective

1. feeling, showing, or indicating love and affection

Derived Forms

• ˈlovingness, noun
• ˈlovingly, adverb

Other Words From

• loving·ly adverb
• loving·ness noun
• non·loving adjective
• un·loving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of loving¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lovyng; replacing Middle English lovende, Old English lufiende; love, -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

see tender loving care .

Example Sentences

This mother is playful, artistic, gentle, confused, unsure and loving.

From Los Angeles Times

“They were loving life and they hadn’t even started being people, they were three and five years old”, he said.

From BBC

“Such a loving tribute to your brilliant father,” Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

She described her husband as a loving dad who has worked for the last 14 years at AT&T. He was also an Air Force veteran who was deployed to Iraq in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times

A Department for Education spokesperson said the value of children growing up in a loving family "cannot be underestimated".

From BBC

Related Words

• admiring
• affectionate
• amiable
• attentive
• benevolent
• caring
• considerate
• cordial
• dear
• devoted
• doting
• earnest
• faithful
• friendly
• generous
• loyal
• passionate
• romantic
• thoughtful
• warm