liking

/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

Other forms: likings

Definitions of liking

1. noun

   a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
   “I've always had a liking for reading”

   antonyms:

   dislike

   a feeling of aversion or antipathy

   types:

   fancy, fondness, partiality

   a predisposition to like something

   captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination

   a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

   penchant, predilection, preference, taste

   a strong liking

   mysophilia

   abnormal attraction to filth

   inclination

   that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking

   friendliness

   a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

   approval

   a feeling of liking something or someone good

   admiration, esteem

   a feeling of delighted approval and liking

   acquired taste

   a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience

   weakness

   a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

   leaning, propensity, tendency

   an inclination to do something

   stomach

   an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness

   undertow

   an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling

   amicability, amicableness

   a disinclination to quarrel

   good will, goodwill

   the friendly hope that something will succeed

   brotherhood

   the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers

   favor, favour

   a feeling of favorable regard

   approbation

   official approval

   Anglophilia

   admiration for Britain and British customs

   hero worship

   admiration for great men (or their memory)

   philhellenism

   admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs

   philogyny

   admiration for women

   type of:

   feeling

   the experiencing of affective and emotional states