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

Sample from the love language buffet while Venus travels through expressive Leo! Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Seizing a business opportunity? —USA TODAY, 11 July 2024

Venus in Virgo If your Venus is in Virgo, acts of service are typically one of your primary love languages. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024

Galison Wild Tropics 1,000-Piece Surprise Puzzle Buy on Amazon $18 If Dad’s love language is quality time, your first step to achieving the perfect Father’s Day is this puzzle. —Quincy Bulin, Parents, 11 June 2024

Riffing on their observations and stray thoughts is their love language. —Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above