define LOVE in ONE word

[Ranoo]

What is LOVE?
define it in ONE word only:D

[Poetess]

Hey Rano *waves* how`s it going??

can I post other reply with another word? :p



Care

[Pensive]

I don't feel ummm learned enough to define it. But I think that it can be like this:

Love among mother/father and son/daughter = natural

Love among siblings = natural

Love for friends = natural

Love for someone who doesn't love you back/you don't know if that person loves you or not = pain (poingnant for some)

Love among enemies = unbelieveable :p

Love for materialistic things = longing/need (greediness sometimes as well)

Love for talking = troublesome

[Taliesin]

yes



s10cr

[Pendragon]

a·ga·pe /ɑˈgɑpeɪ, ˈɑgəˌpeɪ, ˈægə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-] :thumbs_up :angel:


I put the rest in to keep it from looking like agape, which means "with mouth wide open."

[Merix]

Love?? Umm I'd say..an invisible thread but that's two words,anyway.
The word 'love' is in itself conscise and pithy enough, so there's no one word that would compare or aspire to be equal in that meaning.

[Shadowsarin]

Irrational

[Nightshade]

sap




and just for more charcters I cant help thinking about somthing Kilted said when he first saw the forum crush thread ....:lol:

[Ranoo]

poetess
can I post other reply with another word?
sure u can:D

[Arania]

Perfection

Perfect love, as in God´s love, is perfect. Love for others makes you believe they are perfect, or you are not as bothered by their flaws.

[dramasnot6]

Bittersweet :)

[another sara]

love???? err...i would say....a Necessity ...
but i dont know really!!!:D

[Yelena]

it might sound lil corny - life...!?

[mtpspur]

empathy--you have to stay true to yourself and yet be there for the other without imposition

[jon1jt]

sensuality

[Stanislaw]

dictionary ... love is all things to all people.;)

[Laindessiel]

Meaningful.

Love is always something.

[jon1jt]

Om or Ohm (the primal buddhist sound)

[miss tenderness]

Ranoo,how are ye:)


love=worriness!

[aeroport]

Ahhh! Too much thinking!! *brain shuts off*

If 'twere possible to do it in one word, would we have the word "love"?

[ktd222]

conceptual

[OZEED]

Compromise...... the notches on my belt bear testament.

[Serenata]

unobtainable

[Jean-Baptiste]

You're asking for a definition by synonym? I don't believe that synonyms actually exist. There is no one word that could possibly take the place of Love. Sorry, this is an anti-answer.

[brainstrain]

Amo

We are allowed to use another language, right? =P

Wait...that doesn't sound quite right...anyone who knows Latin is welcome to correct me...I was thinking it was a noun, but the ending "o" would work for a verb, so I guess I'm crazy >_<.

[simon]

ridiculous

[miss tenderness]

:D Simon!...

[Madhuri]

Love -- what-is-that? (yeh kis bala ka naam hai) :D

[jon1jt]

somebody told me recently that love is DESIRE. i have to agree. love without desire is just a nice idea.

[dramasnot6]

Distraction. All love is distraction. Even if it can be a good distraction of sorts...:)

[Stanislaw]

me..."I'm just a hunk a' burnin' love" :D :D or rather 'elvis' I guess...:D

[Poetess]

ridiculous

:D I loved this!


Love is admiration.
To love is to please.
Sometimes, to love is to hate. (try to analyze it ur way :alien: i`m a disaster)

[Miss Darcy]

Sometimes, to love is to hate.

Very true.

Just think of Elizabeth and Darcy at the beginning! :D

Love: oneness.

[Laindessiel]

somebody told me recently that love is DESIRE. i have to agree. love without desire is just a nice idea.

It would have taken another person to make me realize that.


Distraction. All love is distraction. Even if it can be a good distraction of sorts...:)

Depends with the situation. :lol: But I agree.

[chasestalling]

Transient...

[Bii]

Consuming.....

[the Last 13]

unity and understanding......love in any form requires at least one of these

"To understand things and people, we must love them."

-Walter Rauschenbusch.

[Koa]

Hassle.

but according to the forum rules it's too short to be posted like that :rolleyes:

[Virgil]

Wife......................

[Logos]

but according to the forum rules
Actually its not a 'rule', its part of the forum software/code :)

[LPRox015]

"Love is the movement! Love is a revolution!"...

Lyrics from "Love Is The Movement" By: Switchfoot

Love And Help Each Other! ;)

[kilted exile]

Hormones s10cr

[Chava]

absorbing
.
.

[Madhuri]

All who can avoid being in love will remain happy forever....its a burden :rolleyes: ~sigh~

[GimmyDiamond]

. . . fault . . .

(or that's how I would define it today . . . )

[jon1jt]

Intensity

................

[subterranean]

love = him

[Adolescent09]

mundane...

[dumwitliteratur]

There is no one word that can describe LOVE but the word LOVE itself!

[dramasnot6]

Real. When all else is changing and unstable, you will still KNOW you love.

[GimmyDiamond]

. . . brave . . .

. . . flying . . .

[hyperborean]

nonexistent...... well, that's what sartre had to say about it. Since "love" can't be measured, it doesn't exist. I would tend to disagree.

[sea moraine]

love = constraint.

i'm not sure why, but that's the first thing that pops into my mind. most people would think the opposite.. which would be that love is able to free you, but love itself is often a weakness that brings you down. when someone you love dies, leaves you, etc. the consequence is distressing. maybe it's not love itself, but the fact that you can love someone so much, that highlights its ability to spread over all boundaries... and yet still make your flaws as a human being evident. and then there was a quote i once heard, "the hardest thing you can do is to tell someone you love... that you like them" which pretty much sums up the fact that no matter how much you love a person, you can never truly demonstrate that love for them completely.

=3 this is pretty controversial so please feel free to throw rocks at my insensibilities!

[amanda_isabel]

love = compromise

compromise--something unavoidable with all positive relationships.

[RobinHood3000]

Her.

~starts singing "Sweet Caroline"~

[Majo]

Forgiving.

Though I quite agree with this one ;) :


Her.

[Redzeppelin]

Sacrifice.

[Domer121]

Eros...

[Riesa]

stick-to-it-iveness

[dramasnot6]

Massacism....:p:D

[RobinHood3000]

Why not "sadism"? :p

[Misscaroline]

On the one hand, Robin, you're :blush::blush::blush::blush::blush: outstandingly sweet somedays............and then sometimes, you're just downright ooky.

Ethereal....(I feel that "him" might swell Robin's ego too much....)

And you make me giggle, Domer121. I wrote a poem about Eros the other day. Granted, it was considerably more....negative than that might have been.....:sheepish:

[GimmyDiamond]

indescribable ;) :)

[RobinHood3000]

Ooky? I'd say I'm even kinda spooky!

[Lyn]

devastating.

[Gadget Girl]

Sucks (for all of those heartbroken people) and rocks (for all those who are in love).

[Granny5]

one word? Dan

[Lote-Tree]

Serendipitous

[amalia1985]

Robert

[littlewing53]

perfect...

[Shurtugal]

tough...

[Granny5]

tough...

oh, how accurate, Shurtugal

[LadyWentworth]

Frustrating

[Bakiryu]

Sadomasochistic :D

[Oniw17]

complicated

[Larimar]

Devotion :thumbs_up

[RoCKiTcZa]

as of now... for me... it's pointless and one-sided but also comforting when things are going your way. Only when things are going your way. But now, he isn't talking to me, and I believe he's trying to get away from me. I never planned to let him know, but now that he probably does, life is the worst for me and my poor heart and it's either he doesn't really care or he refuses my feelings. Basically, it's stinky.

[Shurtugal]

determined

[Divine Comedy]

My personal definitionof love is Pain. But you need pain sometimes when nothing is happening in your life just to give you a sign that you are alive and kicking

[Redzeppelin]

Sacrifice

[RoCKiTcZa]

Today love for me is lighting up...slowly...

[Walter]

Caring.

[AuntShecky]

Selflessness

[DeathAngel]

DEAD

Release me and my bonds so that i may walk this earth, deceased and loveless,

[Shurtugal]

annoying

[Bakiryu]

half-Dead

[NikolaiI]

child

[Ahmed_Kaid]

love is feelings

[RobinHood3000]

Comfort.

[RoCKiTcZa]

today it is weird.

[blp]

Psychosis.

[pussnboots]

committment

[islandclimber]

sensual

[Bakiryu]

bittersweet

[Riesa]

dragon

[Idril]

dragon

What?! Not goats? :lol: :lol: ;) :lol:

[Dori]

yummy :D

[njepsen]

trust

[Riesa]

What?! Not goats? :lol: :lol: ;) :lol:

Goats are lust, dearest, not LOVE. :)

[Idril]

Oooh! Well thank you for clearing that up for me. It all makes sense now. :p :lol:

[Riesa]

yes, well....dragons..they are tender underneath scales, and they breathe fire..does that help? :blush:

[Idril]

That still kind of sounds like lust to me. :lol:

[Riesa]

:lol: damn it, you have a point. :lol:

[white camellia]

l o v e

[AdoreroDio]

knowing

[livelaughlove]

Unattainable :( or so it seems.

[AdoreroDio]

nearby (if you just look closely)

[Shurtugal]

difficult

[cranberry]

trouble

[sprinks]

If its only one word then...

positivity

(I'd also say happiness, warmth, contentment and the list goes on... But yes its one word, and one word only :p)

[sharlot]

Sacrifice

[suziemb]

Pure love is God. Pure love on earth is unconditional and complete happiness if you are lucky enough to find it. Everyone spend there whole life seeking pure love on earth but I don't think many find it in thier lifetime.

[HerGuardian]

Trust

[swondrrful]

respect

[Beautifull]

ummmm....compassion.?

[PoeticPassions]

eternal

[Zee.]

how can you define love in one word when love IS the word?

der.

[1n50mn14]

Spontaneous

[Olga4real]

Sacrifice.

I would say SELF-SACRIFICE

[Olga4real]

According to Vladimir Vysotsky: ...the words "I love" mean simply that
"I can breathe" and "I am still alive".

[laidbackperson]

Love can also be described as Belonging.

When two people love, then they have a sense of belonging. There is someone who cares, who is ready to sacrifice for you, who is spontaneous with you (It is of course followed by lot of initial pretending).

You belong when the passions are running high or there is tranquility.

We belong to God, God belongs to us.

A mother feels that the child is hers. The child feels that mother if for her/him.

[dodong]

Irrational

i agree...and crazy, too...

[Joreads]

Everything

[islandclimber]

hatred

[MarkBastable]

That wouldn't be a definition - that would be a synonym. And if you could find a synonym you'd be no wiser because it would have to have exactly the same meaning as the word you wanted a definition for, which you couldn't know to be true without having previously agreed a definition against which to assess synonyms.

On the other hand, if there is a way in which the question makes sense, I'm prompted to write this....

I think you need to provide a definition of 'definition'.


...which is quite a satisfyingly circular thing to be able to do.

[higley]

Selfless

[Niamh]

Wholeness

[Olga4real]

Love is life itself

[Joreads]

Wholeness

I like this one.

[Pryderi Agni]

Wound.

[toni]

Family.

[Koa]

Lie :D

[DanielBenoit]

whole

[rimbaud]

art...

[DanielBenoit]

art...

Even better.

If I could say more than one word I would naively say; meta-narrative of the human aesthetic.

[The Comedian]

Light

[JuniperWoolf]

Sick.

*shrugs* Sorry, love just always makes me feel kinda sick.

[crystalmoonshin]

acceptance

[stephofthenight]

litnet :)

[stephofthenight]

or coffee, a close debate

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Uggghhhhhhh!

[JuniperWoolf]

Uggghhhhhhh!

:lol: Perfect!

[Buh4Bee]

love in one word:
beagle

[Snowqueen]

Trust

[DanielBenoit]

A combinaiton of this


Wholeness

and this


Sick.

*shrugs* Sorry, love just always makes me feel kinda sick.


Also, I would have to say in cold scientific terms, that love is no more than a "seven year itch" at best.

[Lumiere]

Surrender

[Maximilianus]

Woman.

[Tournesol]

Trust

I was going to put TRUST, but then I realised that RESPECT trumps TRUST.

To me, there can only be love, true love, if you respect a person, and you can only respect that person if you can trust them!

[Shannanigan]

communication

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Couch!:D

[Maximilianus]

Commitment.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Beer.

(I can't believe no one has said that, what is wrong with people???) :)

[Veho]

Delusion.

[Heathcliff]

Under-estimated.

[vegana]

mess...
and a really big one!

[humblelion]

love is pure but dirty humble but arrogance,beautifull,but dull,sweet,but silly,
wath holding for ,but not longing for.....so then wath is love ?

[humblelion]

nemeses of a man is in his hands ,his reingn is his making ,and his death is from his hand
(humble-lion)

[hoope]

Pain or

endless

[Satan]

Unrequited

[Maryd.]

A "gift"

[Heathcliff]

Contemplated.

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Blessed!:D

[Maximilianus]

Farthest

[Heathcliff]

Poison.

[blazeofglory]

paranoia

[BienvenuJDC]

God...

[Maximilianus]

Desperation

[Culture Whore]

Love in one word:
Difficult.

[Maximilianus]

Hunger

[Mortis Anarchy]

Unrealistic.

[Maximilianus]

Absconded

[Heathcliff]

Percevering.

[Katy North]

Thinking of my son...

Innocence.

[Paris]

Addictive..

[Heathcliff]

Fighting.

[blazeofglory]

intriguing

[Heathcliff]

Neglect.

[Lacra]

Love in its absolute meaning = myth

[Heathcliff]

Legend.

[Maximilianus]

Otherworldly

[Heathcliff]

Paranormal.

[Maximilianus]

Unreal

[Heathcliff]

Rubbish.

[Maximilianus]

Defeat

[Heathcliff]

Belittlement.

[Maximilianus]

Underestimation

[Heathcliff]

Overrated.

[Maximilianus]

Unreachable

[Heathcliff]

Variable.

[Scented Letters]

Inexorable.

[Maximilianus]

Mischievous

[Basil]

porpoises

[Maximilianus]

Unwholesome.

[1n50mn14]

Compromise.

Sacrifice

[Lumiere]

Khaaan!

[Heathcliff]

Slow.

[Babyguile]

overrated

[Satan]

Suffering

[Heathcliff]

Itchy.

[Maximilianus]

Relentless.

[Heathcliff]

Self-explanatory.

[aliengirl]

Irrepressible.

[DanielBenoit]

hmm. . .. ..

[Heathcliff]

Automatic.

[Maximilianus]

Irreparable.

[Heathcliff]

Reparable.

[Isitandthink]

Immersion.

[Maximilianus]

Absent

[IJustMadeThatUp]

engulfing

[Nax]

Human

[Maximilianus]

Carefulness-demanding :(

[Liz J.]

Change.

[Maximilianus]

Recurring.

[Heathcliff]

Honest.

[thuraiya]

happiness

[Nax]

Comprimising

[Heathcliff]

Amicable.

[magzarelli]

empathy

[Heathcliff]

Effort.

[janesmith]

madness

[Heathcliff]

Music.

[caddy_caddy]

everything

[Heathcliff]

Epic.

[chrissy613]

everlasting

[BienvenuJDC]

unconditional

[Heathcliff]

Conditional.

[BienvenuJDC]

Conditional.

Are you intentionally contradicting me? :skep:

[Heathcliff]

Are you intentionally contradicting me? :skep:

Nep. (Mix between no and yep.)
Depends what type of love.

I think it varies from person to person...

Indifferent.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Indifferent.

You think love is indifference, Heath? Good luck to you, my friend :nod:

[blazeofglory]

Bubble

[chrissy613]

gracious

[blazeofglory]

Fleeting

[dizzydoll]

Pet. [as in pet each other] :biggrin5:

[caddy_caddy]

strength

[Heathcliff]

Nice.

(Had to chose a very blatant word with a lot of possibilites.)
(Yes, I did just look up the word blatant.)

[Lote-Tree]

Attachment

[Heathcliff]

Forbidden. :(

[lostworld]

Foolish

[Indyben]

Poetic

[Heathcliff]

Stubborn.

[Heathcliff]

Screamo. :nod:

[Dodo25]

Oxytocin.

[Heathcliff]

Communication.

[Maximilianus]

Communication.

Emitter and receiver. Sender and sendee.

[Delta40]

vulnerable

[Heathcliff]

Steadiness.

[white camellia]

Give!

[Heathcliff]

Nice.