love

appetite, fancy, favor, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, taste

craving, crush, desire, infatuation, longing, lust, yearning

ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, zeal

appreciation, esteem, estimation, regard, respect

adoration, adulation, deification, idolatry, idolization, worship

allegiance, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness

beau, boy, boyfriend, fellow, man, swain

gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, ladylove, lass, mistress, tootsie

amour, lover, paramour

doll, duck(s) [chiefly British], pet

date, escort, steady

admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer

groom, husband

bride, wife

significant other

fiancé, intended

crush, heartthrob

craving, desire, hankering, longing, thirst, yen

enthusiasm, gusto, interest, passion

bias, prejudice

bent, inclination, leaning, propensity, tendency

tooth

palate

weakness

intrigue, liaison

dalliance, hanky-panky

attachment, infatuation

entanglement, flirtation

idyll (also idyl), passion

calf-love, puppy love

delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, relish, revel (in)

admire, apprize, esteem, regard, respect, revere, reverence, venerate

enshrine, memorialize

adore, caress, dote (on), idolize, worship

adulate, canonize, deify, idealize, idolize

revere, reverence, venerate

delight (in), dote (on)

admire, appreciate, cherish, revere, venerate, worship

prize, treasure, value

devour, drink (in), eat (up), feast (on)

dote (on), idolize

cotton (to), favor, prefer

indulge (in), luxuriate (in), wallow (in)

bill, canoodle, cuddle, neck, nestle, nose, nuzzle, snuggle, spoon

feel up, paw

cradle, embrace, enfold, hug

bounce, dandle

knead, massage

baby, coddle, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil