Liking

Word LIKING
Character 6
Hyphenation lik ing
Pronunciations /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Liking"

What do we mean by liking?

A feeling of attraction or love; fondness. noun

Preference or taste. noun

Pleasing; comely; good-looking.

The state of being pleased with something; favor; approval; inclination; pleasure: as, one's liking for a friend; he took a liking to the place. noun

A favorable or pleasing condition; attractive appearance; comeliness; in general, appearance. noun

Synonyms Predilection, attachment, etc. See love. noun

Looking; appearing. See like, to look. adjective

The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below. noun

The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to. noun

Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition. noun

On condition of being pleasing to or suiting; also, on condition of being pleased with; as, to hold a place of service on liking; to engage a servant on liking. noun

Present participle of like. verb

A like; a predilection. noun

A feeling of pleasure and enjoyment noun

To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.

To please.

To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something.

To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.

To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).

To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly.

To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.

To liken; to compare.

To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

(with 'would' and in certain other phrases) To want, desire. See also would like.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Liking

The word "liking" in example sentences

Much more to my liking is the sly, sweet, smutty super-hero satire delivered by Adam Warren in his ongoing Empowered series, now in its fifth volume from Dark Horse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even less to my liking is the additive, "in your opinion," that some companions have been in the habit of appending to my absolute statements about the way the world works. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think default settings for applications are no biggy for anyone on this site to handle, and changing it to your liking is actually much easier in Mac OS X than Windows 7. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only thing I haven't found to my liking is a refrigerator ... ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was only after I went to college, that I started to realize how much of the '80's music I really did like, and that I wasn't alone in liking those songs. ❋ Apollosdtr (2009)

Expecting any given editor to always have a pick list to your liking is probably unrealistic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem of apartment developers not being rich enough for their own liking is very real. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In my last post I talked about how I share Buffett's investment philosophy in liking to wait for the big fat pitches. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm kind of with Chev Jim on that one in liking John McCain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's not a statement that only the exploitation purists are "right" in liking what they like; it's a usurpation of the concept of "proper fantasy" in an antitethetical stance, a turning of that prescriptivism back on itself. ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

The editor, therefore, in liking a manuscript is compelled to write a proper rejection that does the dangerous thing of explaining why a manuscript was not selected. ❋ Unknown (2007)

- Meanwhile, another member of the blogosphere joins me in liking Romney's Presidential-like conduct. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A new policy, more to your liking, is bound to appear. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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