loving

loving

adjective

Definition of LOVING

1

: affectionate

2

: painstaking

— lov·ing·ly \-viŋ-lē\ adverb

— lov·ing·ness noun

Examples of LOVING

1. The old house has undergone a loving restoration.
2. <they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad>

First Known Use of LOVING

before 12th century

Related to LOVING

Synonyms

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, tender, tenderhearted

Antonyms

unloving

Related Words

caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted; ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm; amatory, amorous, erotic (also erotical); enamored, infatuated, lovesick; lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental; brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly

Near Antonyms

aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling; disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved; cold, frigid, unfriendly; callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental