|
|
- pronunciation:
dor
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
adores, adoring, adored |
| definition 1: |
If you adore someone, you love them intensely. When you adore someone, you may see them as perfect, and you may not see their faults.
Now that he's a big rock musician, he has money and fans who adore him.- synonyms:
- love
- antonyms:
- despise, hate
- similar words:
- cherish, fancy, worship
|
| definition 2: |
When people adore their god or gods, they honor and worship them.
From her grandmother, Natalya learned to adore God and to pray daily.- synonyms:
- worship
- similar words:
- honor, love
|
| definition 3: |
If you adore something, you really like it a lot. If you adore someone, you like them very much.
My grandmother says she adores chocolate, so we always bring her a box of chocolates when we go and visit her.Sam's sister adores the actor who plays the doctor in that hospital show, so she makes sure she never misses it.- synonyms:
- fancy, love
- antonyms:
- despise, dislike, hate
- similar words:
- appreciate, enjoy, like
|
| related words: |
admire, prize |
|
|
| derivations: |
adoringly (adv.), adorer (n.) |
|
|