lovingly


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Adv.1.lovingly - with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly"
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Translations
بِحُبٍّ ، بِمَحَبَّه
s láskou
hengiventkærligt
szeretettel
ástúîlega
ljubeče
sevgiyle

lovingly

[ˈlʌvɪŋlɪ] ADV
1. (= affectionately) [look, speak] → cariñosamente, tiernamente; (stronger) → amorosamente
2. (= carefully) [cook, prepare, inscribe] → con cariño
lovingly restoredcuidadosamente restaurado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lovingly

[ˈlʌvɪŋli] adv
[look at, gaze at] → avec amour
[restored, crafted, tended] → amoureusement, avec amour
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lovingly

advliebevoll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lovingly

[ˈlʌvɪŋlɪ] advaffettuosamente; (stronger) → amorosamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

love

(lav) noun
1. a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing. She has a great love of music; her love for her children.
2. strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another.
3. a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection). Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!
4. a score of nothing in tennis. The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).
verb
1. to be (very) fond of. She loves her children dearly.
2. to take pleasure in. They both love dancing.
ˈlovable adjective
(negative unlovable) easy to love or like; attractive. a lovable child.
ˈlovely adjective
1. (negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive. She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.
2. delightful. Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.
ˈloveliness noun
ˈlover noun
1. a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something. an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.
2. a person who is having a love affair with another.
ˈloving adjective
ˈlovingly adverb
love affair
a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married.
ˈlove-letter noun
a letter expressing love.
ˈlovesick adjective
sad because of being in love. a lovesick youth; lovesick glances.
fall in love (with)
to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for). He fell in love with her straightaway.
for love or money
in any way at all. We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.
make love
to have sexual intercourse.
there's no love lost between them
they dislike one another.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
"I will bear only a garland of our fairest flowers; these will I wind about him, and their bright faces, looking lovingly in his, will bring sweet thoughts to his dark mind, and their soft breath steal in like gentle words.
"We have sailed many weeks, we have sailed many days,(Seven days to the week I allow), But a Snark, on the which we might lovingly gaze, We have never beheld till now!
On occasion, he had so played with Biddy and lovingly mauled her about.
"Where are we, father?" Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man's neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near.
Thus spake the old magician, and the higher men applauded him; so that Zarathustra went round, and mischievously and lovingly shook hands with his friends,--like one who hath to make amends and apologise to every one for something.
It was a deep and satisfying pleasure to see the sun create the new morning, and gradually, patiently, lovingly, clothe it on with splendor after splendor, and glory after glory, till the miracle was complete.
The men and the ships he knew how to lead lovingly to the work of courage and the reward of glory have passed away, but Nelson's uplifting touch remains in the standard of achievement he has set for all time.
But the people remembered him lovingly, and said to one another:
The princess never thought of that proud word "justice." All the complex laws of man centered for her in one clear and simple law- the law of love and self-sacrifice taught us by Him who lovingly suffered for mankind though He Himself was God.
Noticing that the light was growing dim he picked up his nine piglets, patted each one lovingly on its fat little head, and placed them carefully in his inside pocket.
To which proposal they both agreed in an instant, and accordingly went up very lovingly and close together.