love

noun

1》 an intense feeling of deep affection.

    ↘a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.

    ↘affectionate greetings.

2》 a great interest and pleasure in something.

3》 a person or thing that one loves.

    ↘Brit. informal a friendly form of address.

4》 (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero. [appar. from the phr. play for love (i.e. the love of the game, not for money).]

verb feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to.

↘like or enjoy very much.

Phrases

for love for pleasure not profit.

make love

1》 have sexual intercourse.

2》 (make love to) dated pay amorous attention to.

not for love or money informal not in any circumstances.

there's no love lost between there is mutual dislike between.

Derivatives

loveless adjective

lovelessly adverb

lovelessness noun

Origin

OE lufu, of Gmc origin; related to leave² and lief.