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Liking

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noun. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness.

noun. Preference or taste.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pleasing; comely; good-looking.

noun. The state of being pleased with something; favor; approval; inclination; pleasure: as, one's liking for a friend; he took a liking to the place.

noun. A favorable or pleasing condition; attractive appearance; comeliness; in general, appearance.

noun. Synonyms Predilection, attachment, etc. See love.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Looking; appearing. See like, to look.

noun. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below.

noun. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to.

noun. Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition.

noun. on condition of being pleasing to or suiting; also, on condition of being pleased with; as, to hold a place of service on liking; to engage a servant on liking.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. Present participle of like.

noun. A like; a predilection.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

Word Usage

"Even less to my liking is the additive, "in your opinion," that some companions have been in the habit of appending to my absolute statements about the way the world works."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

abhorrence aversion dislike

cross-reference

on liking

Form

to one's liking

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

feeling

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

admiration approval captivation enchantment enthrallment

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Viking biking disliking hiking spiking

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Amor Christian love Eros Platonic love a thing for