The Love Collection: Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day

Looking for new ways to express your affection (or just interested in the lovable lexicon of Valentine’s Day)? Have a heart and learn these words all about love. XOXO
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  1. adore
    love intensely
    He adored her beyond measure and her sudden death left him literally speechless for days afterwards. Boy: Tales of a Childhood
  2. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    His wide-eyed ardor for Penelope begins to grow suspiciously shallow.
    – The Washington Times
  3. beloved
    a person held dear
    I dream of my beloved, the witty, dark-haired Prince Hamlet, before he was taken from me by madness and death. Ophelia
  4. desire
    something that is wanted
    I'm dizzy with the desire that sweeps through me from sandal to necklace. You Bring the Distant Near
  5. devoted
    zealous in allegiance or affection
    He was a successful artisan, a keen businessman, and a married man, devoted to his wife. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
  6. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    “I am enamored of him, Father,” I said clearly, smiling at sweet Edmund. Ella Enchanted
  7. infatuated
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    She seemed infatuated; she would not credit, she would not listen to, anything of detriment to her sweetheart's character. Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
  8. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
    More than affection: they loved each other with a passion. The Amber Spyglass
  9. smitten
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    And I must confess that my susceptible heart was at once smitten with the charms of a young lady who was playing one of the subsidiary parts. Lytton, Henry A.
  10. swoon
    be overwhelmed with ecstasy, especially when encountering something or someone you admire
    Before I could swoon over his words of endearment, JT picked up my homework and put it into his book. The Lions of Little Rock
  11. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
    Bobby favored Zsuzsa, but she stated afterward that she wasn’t aware of his growing affection. Endgame
  12. romance
    a relationship between two lovers
    “Yeah, right. I’m sure Teddy and Doug would love that. It’s a romance between a princess and a reporter.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
  13. heart
    the locus of feelings and intuitions
    It reads, “The person I love is the center of my life and of my heart. The person I love IS YOU.” Enrique's Journey
  14. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    I opened my arms to embrace him and to be embraced by him. Life of Pi
  15. cuddle
    hold close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
    There she turned to him and Claudio cuddled her in his mammoth arms. The Milagro Beanfield War
  16. cherish
    be fond of
    He had said that he would cherish her until the grave, and that he would love her nameless son as though he were his own flesh. Go Tell It on the Mountain
  17. fondness
    a positive feeling of liking or affection
    Barack had always felt a special fondness for Queen Elizabeth, saying that she reminded him of his no-nonsense grandmother, Toot. Becoming
  18. tender
    having or displaying warmth or affection
    His hair was grey, but despite that and the slow, tender manner in which he walked, he wasn’t very old. The Name of the Wind
  19. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
    But Zalmai worshipped his father, and, because he did, he was transformed when his father was around to dote on him. A Thousand Splendid Suns
  20. darling
    a special loved one
    “You need to come on home now, darling.” The Help
Created on Sun Jan 29 05:51:10 EST 2012 (updated Fri Jan 05 15:03:07 EST 2024)

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