liking
noun
[ ˈlʌɪkɪŋ ]
• a feeling of regard or fondness.
• "she'd taken an instant liking to Arnie's new girlfriend"
Similar:
fondness,
love,
affection,
penchant,
attachment,
enjoyment,
appreciation,
taste,
preference,
partiality,
predilection,
proclivity,
propensity,
proneness,
predisposition,
tendency,
bias,
desire,
fancy,
inclination,
bent,
leaning,
hankering,
affinity,
attraction,
passion,
longing,
urge,
itch,
thing,
Origin:
Old English līcung (see like2, -ing1).
like
verb
• find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.
• "all his classmates liked him"
Similar:
be fond of,
be attached to,
have a soft spot for,
have a fondness for,
have a liking for,
have regard for,
think well of,
look on with favour,
hold in esteem,
admire,
respect,
esteem,
be attracted to,
fancy,
find attractive,
be keen on,
be taken with,
take a shine to,
be into,
rate,
enjoy,
have a taste for,
have a preference for,
have a weakness for,
be partial to,
delight in,
find/take pleasure in,
find agreeable,
derive pleasure from,
be pleased by,
have a penchant for,
have a passion for,
derive satisfaction from,
find enjoyable,
take to,
appreciate,
love,
adore,
relish,
savour,
lap up,
revel in,
get a kick from/out of,
have a thing about,
get off on,
go for,
be mad about/for,
dig,
groove on,
get a charge from/out of,
get a buzz from/out of,
get a bang out of,
be hooked on,
go a bundle on,
• wish for; want.
• "would you like a cup of coffee?"
Origin:
Old English līcian ‘be pleasing’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijken .
