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lovingness
noun
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Examples of loving in a Sentence
The old house has undergone a loving restoration.
they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad
Recent Examples on the Web
Rhonda Nunn, Denise’s neighbor and childhood friend, remembers her as a compassionate and loving girl.
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Kara Nelson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
To the most loving, giving, brilliant man on the planet.
—Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
Even with my mom’s addiction and mental health issues and some of the impact that had on me, my mom was also really fun and silly and loving.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 14 Sep. 2023
The album, which will be released this month, is a thoughtful and loving celebration of Y2K dance music—a style that matches the rapturous mood of its songs, which explore the feverish early stages of falling in love.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
And that was expressed to us in a way that felt very genuine and loving.
—Megan Barnes, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
People from the military certainly knew our story, Nicole's name, our names, and that was expressed to us in a way that felt very genuine and loving.
—ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
Call it a revisionist revisionist western: Where writers like the late Cormac McCarthy dig into the myth of the Old West to uncork the wells of blood that fueled it, Barry passes through McCarthy’s cyclonic violence to find something tenderer and more loving on the other side.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
In an interview with 60 Minutes, Judy was described as his biggest fan, and their close relationship shows in the loving maternal characters in Adam’s films.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Kara Nelson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
To the most loving, giving, brilliant man on the planet.
—Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
Even with my mom’s addiction and mental health issues and some of the impact that had on me, my mom was also really fun and silly and loving.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 14 Sep. 2023
The album, which will be released this month, is a thoughtful and loving celebration of Y2K dance music—a style that matches the rapturous mood of its songs, which explore the feverish early stages of falling in love.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
And that was expressed to us in a way that felt very genuine and loving.
—Megan Barnes, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
People from the military certainly knew our story, Nicole's name, our names, and that was expressed to us in a way that felt very genuine and loving.
—ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
Call it a revisionist revisionist western: Where writers like the late Cormac McCarthy dig into the myth of the Old West to uncork the wells of blood that fueled it, Barry passes through McCarthy’s cyclonic violence to find something tenderer and more loving on the other side.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
In an interview with 60 Minutes, Judy was described as his biggest fan, and their close relationship shows in the loving maternal characters in Adam’s films.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of loving was
before the 12th century
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“Loving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loving. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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loving
adjective
lov·ing
ˈləv-iŋ
: feeling or showing love : affectionate
loving care
a loving glance
lovingly
adverb
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