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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. feeling or showing love and affection;
- Example: "loving parents"
- Example: "loving glances"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loved (l[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loving.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See Love, n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39. [1913 Webster] 2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. [1913 Webster] 3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures. [1913 Webster] Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loving \Lov"ing\, a. 1. Affectionate. [1913 Webster] The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loving adj 1: feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" [ant: unloving]