Definition of loving adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Loving actions are done with great enjoyment and care. The house has been restored with loving care.

Loving: Directed by Jeff Nichols. With Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford. The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began …

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Factsheet What does the adjective loving mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective loving. See β€˜Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Loving is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols about Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 US case (the Warren Court) decision Loving v.

Synonyms for LOVING: affectionate, adoring, passionate, devoted, warm, fond, caring, compassionate; Antonyms of LOVING: unloving, indifferent, dry, cool, distant, pitiless, aloof, detached

Jan 14, 2026Β Β· Noun loving (usually uncountable, plural lovings) The action of the verb to love. (Can we clean up (+) this sense?)

loving adjective (LIKING SOMEONE) Add to word list providing and showing strong affection or affection and a strong attraction: a loving home / relationship

loving adjective (LIKING SOMEONE) Add to word list providing and showing strong affection or affection and a strong attraction: a loving home / relationship

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