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LOVINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Synonyms:
affectionateness; fondness; lovingness; warmth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lovingness" is a kind of...):
emotionalism; emotionality (emotional nature or quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lovingness"):
tenderness (a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling)
uxoriousness (foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife)
Derivation:
loving (feeling or showing love and affection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A loving feeling
Synonyms:
caring; lovingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("lovingness" is a kind of...):
love (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lovingness"):
warmheartedness; warmth (a warmhearted feeling)
Derivation:
loving (feeling or showing love and affection)
