love language

noun

plural love languages

: a person's characteristic means of showing love or care for another

She also tells Kourtney that by the end of their relationship, the only thing they had left in common was their love of fashion. Kanye styling Kim was his "love language" in the end.

—Kelli Boyle

To renovate her crumbling bungalow, Dani enlists her stern, Slavic father, who shows his affection via physical labor (as Alic's narrators might put it, acts of service are his love language).

—A. Cerisse Cohen

As a grandmother and great-grandmother, her love was boundless, and her love language was felt through the delicious food she prepared and the traditional recipes she shared.

—Casa Grande (Arizona) Dispatch

Examples of love language in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cooking Is the New Love Language IKEA found that 55% of people associate cooking with something positive; for 15% of people worldwide, cooking is a love language. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026

General Daily Insight for February 10, 2026 Acts of service are a universal love language at present. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026

There are five love languages—five ways people receive and express love. —Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 31 Jan. 2026

At the Mercy premiere event, Chris also shared his love language. —Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for love language

• interlanguage
• metalanguage