Loving -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 67
Housing Units (2000): 70
Land area (2000): 673.081375 sq. miles (1743.272685 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.768373 sq. miles (9.760042 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 676.849748 sq. miles (1753.032727 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 31.813308 N, 103.608036 W
Headwords: Loving Loving, TX Loving County Loving County, TX

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
 

Loving, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico
Population (2000): 1326
Housing Units (2000): 516
Land area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.134558 sq. miles (2.938492 sq. km)
FIPS code: 44420
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 32.285417 N, 104.096720 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 88256
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Loving, NM Loving

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loved (l[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loving.]

[AS. lufian. [root]124. See Love, n.]

1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39. [1913 Webster]

2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other. [1913 Webster]

3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures. [1913 Webster]

Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Loving \Lov"ing\, a.

1. Affectionate. [1913 Webster]

The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

loving adj : feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" [ant: unloving]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Love \Love\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loved; p. pr. & vb. n. Loving.]

[AS. lufian. ?. See Love, n.]

1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. --Matt. xxii. 37.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt. xxii. 39.

2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.

3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.

Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved. --Cowley.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Loving \Lov"ing\, a.

1. Affectionate.

The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. --Tennyson.

2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)