Words of Love爱的语言

Have you ever been at a loss of words while you were 'in the moment'? Here is a romantic thesaurus of sorts to help you along:

LOVE

admire - To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect. Ex. I admire you.

adore - To like or love very much.

affection - A feeling or emotion of love or happiness. A tender feeling toward another. Fondness. Ex. I may not be as affectionate as I should, but know that I love you.

amore - Italian for love.

amour - A great love affair, generally a secret or illicit affair.

appreciate - To value or admire greatly. Ex. I appreciate everything you do for me.

cherish - To treat with affection and tenderness or to hold dear. Ex. I cherish our time together.

court - To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry. Ex. He courted me for a year before proposing.

crush - The object of your desire. To like a person intensely. Ex. I've got a crush on you.

devote - To give yourself fully to another person. Ex. I have devoted myself to you for the rest of our lives.

emotion - A mental state of feeling such as love. Ex. I am full of emotion.

enchant - To attract and delight. To cast a spell over. Ex. You are enchanting.

enjoy - To receive pleasure or satisfaction. Ex. I enjoy being with you.

fairy tale - A fictitious and fanciful story that usually ends with everyone living 'happily ever after'. Ex. Our love is like a fairy tale.

fancy - Amorous or romantic attachment; love. Ex. I fancy you.

flip over - To go nuts for. To be infatuated with. Ex. I've flipped over you.

fond - Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection. Ex. I am quite fond of you.

hold dear - To hold with fondness and affection. Ex. I hold you dear to my heart.

hots for - To desire. Ex. I have the hots for you.

idolize - To regard with blind admiration or devotion. Ex. I idolize you.

inamorato - A male lover.

infatuation - A crush. An object of extravagant, short-lived passion. Ex. She is infatuated with that actor.

like - To find pleasant or attractive. To enjoy being with. Ex. I like spending my time with you.

long for - To desire greatly or for a long period of time. Ex. I long for you every night.

love - A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance. Ex. I love you.