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

This is followed by a sweet Venus-Jupiter trine on Sept. 15, highlighting everything from your core values and sense of self-worth to your love language and acts of service. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024

Painting has almost become one of our love languages: part quality time, part acts of service. —Liz Raiss, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

And one of our love languages is making fun of each other. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 July 2024

Acts of service could also become a part of your love language. —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above