liking

  • 1Liking — Lik ing, n. 1. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See {On liking}, below. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Liking — Lik ing (l[imac]k [i^]ng), p. a. Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See {Like}, to look. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? Dan. i. 10. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3liking — [līk′iŋ] n. [ME < OE licung < lician: see LIKE2] 1. fondness; affection 2. preference; taste; pleasure; predilection [not to my liking] …

    English World dictionary

  • 4liking — index affinity (regard), desire, disposition (inclination), favor (partiality), inclination …

    Law dictionary

  • 5liking — [n] fondness, taste affection, affinity, appetite, appreciation, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, desire, devotion, fancy, favoritism, inclination, love, mind, palate, partiality, passion, penchant, pleasure, predilection, preference,… …

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  • 6liking — ► NOUN 1) a regard or fondness for something. 2) one s taste …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7liking — lik|ing [ laıkıŋ ] noun singular a feeling of enjoying or liking something: liking for: He had a particular liking for science. for someone s liking if something is too expensive, too dark, etc. for someone s liking, they do not like it because… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8liking — [[t]la͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] 1) N SING: with supp, oft N for n If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes... He bought me records to encourage my liking for music... Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.… …

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  • 9liking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ particular, special, strong ▪ Brian had taken a strong liking to him. ▪ immediate, instant …

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  • 10liking — n. 1) to take a liking to 2) to develop a liking for 3) to one s liking (that is not to my liking) * * * [ laɪkɪŋ] to develop a liking for to take a liking to to one s liking (that is not to my liking) …

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