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CAPACITY FOR LOVE: A look at love, affection, and sex and all that is wrapped up in relationships.
​WordMap: Love and Romance
  • In English it’s Sexy, In French it’s Séduisant
  • ​Where do Broken Hearts Go?
  • No Emoji Poetry. Try Seductive and Sensual
  • How We Can Express Attraction and Love
  • Words of Love for Your Writing
  • Defining Some Attractions With Philes​ ​
Untranslatable Words for Emotions - words of the world with no English equivalent ​
  • Love and Affection

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SECRETS OF THE HEART

Defining and Understanding the Meaning of Attraction, Lust, Affection, Love, Sex
​Love. We think about it, sing about it, dream about it, worry about it. When we don’t have it, we search for it; when we discover it, we don’t know what to do with it; and when we have it, we fear losing it. How to define it? Do we understand it?
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Words of Love for Your Writing

Words of love and affection for use in your creative writing and poetry!

​ABSENCE
-the state of being not present

ADMIRER - someone who esteems or respects or approves

ADMIRINGLY - with admiration

AD INFINITUM - without or seemingly without limit

ADORING - extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

ADULATION - exaggerated flattery or praise

AFFECTION - a positive feeling of liking

ALLEGIANCE - the act of binding yourself to a course of action

ALLURING - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

AMITY - a state of friendship and cordiality

AMOROUSNESS - a feeling of love or fondness

AMOROUS - inclined toward or displaying love

AMOUR - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

ANGEL - spiritual being attendant upon god

APPRECIATION - understanding of the nature or meaning of something

ARDENTLY - in an ardent manner

ATTACHMENT - the act of affixing something

ATTENTIVELY -in a thoughtful manner

AWARENESS -state of elementary or undifferentiated -consciousness

BEAUTIFUL -pleasing to the senses

BELOVED -dearly loved

BLISSFULLY -in a blissful manner

BLITHELY -in a joyous, carefree, or unconcerned manner

CHEERFULLY -in a cheerful manner

CHEERILY -in a cheerful manner

CHERISH -be fond of

COMPASSIONATELY -in a compassionate manner

COMPLETE -having all necessary qualities

CONNECTED -joined or linked together

CONNECTEDNESS -the state of being connected

CONNECTION -a relation between things or events

CONSIDERATELY -in a considerate manner

CONTENTEDLY -with equanimity

CORDIALLY -in a politely friendly manner

COURTIER -an attendant at the court of a sovereign

CRUSH -compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

DARLING -a special loved one

DELIRIOUS- experiencing hallucinations

DELIGHT- a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

DELIGHTFULLY -in a delightful manner

DESIRE -the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

DEVOTION- commitment to some purpose

DREAMING -a series of mental images and emotions -occurring during sleep

ELATION- a feeling of joy and pride

EMBRACING -the act of clasping another person in the arms

EARNESTLY -in a serious manner

ECSTATICALLY -in an ecstatic manner

EMOTION -any strong feeling

ENCHANTMENT- a magical spell

ENDEARINGLY -in an adorable manner

ENJOYMENT -act of receiving pleasure from something

ENTHUSIASTICALLY -in an eager manner

ETHERIALISE -make ethereal

FELICITOUSLY- in a felicitous manner

FERVENTLY -with strong emotion or zeal

FERVOR -feelings of great warmth and intensity

FIDELITY -the quality of being faithful

FLAME -combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke

FOND -having or displaying warmth or affection

FOREVER -for a limitless time

FREELY- in a free manner

FRIENDSHIP -the state of being a helpful ally

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GENIALLY- in an affable manner

GLEEFULLY- in a joyous manner

GORGEOUS- dazzlingly beautiful​

HANKERING -a yearning for something or to do something

HEARTILY -with gusto and without reservation

IDOLATRY -the worship of objects or images as god

INCLINATION -the act of bending forward

INFATUATION - foolish and usually extravagant passion or love

INFINITE- having no limits or boundaries in time or space

​JOCUNDITY -a feeling facetious merriment

JOVIALLY -in a jovial manner

LASCIVIOUSLY -in a lascivious manner

​MERRILY- in a joyous manner ​

PARADISIACAL -relating to or befitting Paradise

PARTIALITY -an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives

PERCEPTIVE -of or relating to awareness via the senses

RADIANCY -the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

RAPTURE -a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

RELISH -vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

SENTIMENT -a personal belief or judgment

SENSUALITY- desire for sensual pleasures

SPARK -a small fragment of a burning substance

TENDERLY -with tenderness; in a tender manner

TEMPTATION -the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

TENDERNESS -warm compassionate feelings

THOUGHTFULLY -in a thoughtful manner

WORSHIP -the activity of cherishing as divine

YEARNING -prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

ZEAL- a feeling of strong eagerness

ZESTFULLY -with zest


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CAPACITY FOR LOVE: A look at love, affection, and sex and all that is wrapped up in relationships.
​WordMap: Love and Romance
  • In English it’s Sexy, In French it’s Séduisant
  • ​Where do Broken Hearts Go?
  • No Emoji Poetry. Try Seductive and Sensual
  • How We Can Express Attraction and Love
  • Words of Love for Your Writing
  • Defining Some Attractions With Philes​ ​
Untranslatable Words for Emotions - words of the world with no English equivalent ​
  • Love and Affection​
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Story of Soulmates - View | File ​​​​​
Greek Origins of Erotic Vocabulary ~ View | File
The Defining Story of the Kiss ~ View | File

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  • Beautifully Obscure Words
    • Tracing the Etymology of a Word
    • Typing the Typeface of Writing Types
    • WORD LIST: Feelings and Emotions >
      • FEATURE: Our Capacity for Love
    • FEATURED WORD LIST COLLECTIONS
    • BEAUTIFUL WORD LISTS
    • WORD LIST: Translating Your World >
      • Index of Untranslatable Words (Alphabetical)
  • WORD LIST: Rolling Log of Beautiful Words
  • WORD LIST: The Languages From Around the World
    • FEATURE: Words of the World >
      • DEFINING LOVE with a French Romance >
        • Fantastic Flair of Everyday French - Nature
  • IT’S ABOUT TIME! Website Housekeeping
    • FULL SITE INDEX - SITEMAP - All the Beautiful Words
    • A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS - My Vocabulary Books and Blogs >
      • Download - The Logophile Lexicon - Words About Words
  • WORD LIST: People, Places and Things
    • To Sleep Perchance to Dream
  • WRITING SYSTEMS