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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preferred |
| Synonyms: | admired, adored, beloved, best-loved, cherished, choice, darling, dear, dearest, desired, especial, esteemed, favored, intimate, liked, main, number one, personal, pet*, pleasant, popular, precious, prized, revered, sweetheart*, treasured, wished-for |
| Antonyms: | disliked, hated, loathed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | girlfriend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female acquaintance or romantic companion |
| Synonyms: | companion, confidante, date, fiancée, flame*, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, sweetheart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | love |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is loved by another |
| Synonyms: | Juliet, Romeo, admirer, angel, beau, beloved, boyfriend, courter, darling, dear, dear one, dearest, flame, girlfriend, honey, inamorata, inamorato, loved one, lover, paramour, passion, spark, suitor, swain, sweet, sweetheart, truelove, valentine |
| Main Entry: | lover |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person having sexual relationship |
| Synonyms: | Juliet, Romeo, admirer, beau, beloved, boyfriend, companion, courter, darling, dear, dearest, escort, fiancé, fiancée, flame, girlfriend, idolizer, inamorata, inamorato, infatuate, paramour, petitioner, significant other, solicitor, steady, suitor, suppliant, swain, sweetheart, truelove, valentine, wooer |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
| Main Entry: | paramour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lover |
| Synonyms: | admirer, beau, boyfriend, concubine, courter, courtesan, doxy, escort, fiancé, fiancée, girlfriend, inamorata, inamorato, kept woman, mistress, steady, sweetheart |
| Main Entry: | personable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, sociable |
| Synonyms: | aces, affable, agreeable, all heart, all right*, amiable, attractive, charming, easygoing, good egg, gregarious, likable, nice, okay, pleasant, pleasing, presentable, sweetheart*, white-hat, winning |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, unfriendly, unsociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pursue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek social alliance with |
| Synonyms: | address, call, chase, chase after, court, date, go after, go for, pay attention, pay court, play up to, rush*, spark, sue, sweetheart*, woo |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inamorata |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lover |
| Synonyms: | ladylove, mistress, paramour, sweetheart, woman |
| Main Entry: | honey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lover |
| Synonyms: | alveolus, darling, dear, dearie, deary, flattery, halvah, nectar, precious, sweet, sweetheart, sweetness |
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