liking

Meaning

like

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Synonyms

fondness
22k
affection
C1
love
A1
❤️
taste
B1
desire
B1
sympathy
C1
preference
C2
inclination
23k
fancy
B1
wish
A1
affinity
24k
relish
C2
choice
A2
approval
C1
enjoying
B2
predilection
appreciation
C1
popularity
C2
pleasure
A2
interest
B1
favor
A2
regard
C1
minded
C2
need
A1
partiality
passion
B2
pastime
21k
penchant
31k
pleasant
B2
pleasing
C2
pleasurable
26k
predisposition
44k
prepossession
proneness
propensity
40k
rapport
22k
relishing
satisfaction
C1
successfully
C1
tenderness
C2
use
A1
volition
33k
want
A1
will
A1
druthers
fellow feeling

taste in or for something

zeal for something

taking delight in

preconceived opinion

Translations

sympathie
simpatía
Vorliebe
Sympathie
Geschmack
gradimento
gusto
Neigung
Zuneigung
afición
simpatia
gusto
penchant
goût
preferenza
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
likinge
Inherited from Old English
līciende
Inherited from Old English
līcung
In summary

From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English līciende, līciġende, from Proto-Germanic *līkāndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *līkāną, equivalent to like + -ing.

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