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- Dictionaryliking/ˈlʌɪkɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a feeling of regard or fondness: "she'd taken an instant liking to Arnie's new girlfriend"
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LIKING definition: 1. a feeling that you like someone or something; the fact of liking someone or something: 2. a…. Learn more.
: favorable regard : fondness, taste. had a greater liking for law E. M. Coulter. took a liking to the newcomer. Synonyms. appetite. fancy. favor. fondness. like. love affair. partiality. preference. relish. shine. taste. use. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of liking in a Sentence. I have a liking for dark chocolate.
Liking definition: preference, inclination, or favor. See examples of LIKING used in a sentence.
Definition of 'liking' Word Frequency. liking. (laɪkɪŋ ) 1. singular noun. If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes. [ + for] He bought me records to encourage my liking for music. Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him. [ + to] Synonyms: fondness, love, taste, desire More Synonyms of liking. 2.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.
Define liking. liking synonyms, liking pronunciation, liking translation, English dictionary definition of liking. n. 1. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness: The dog has taken a liking you. 2. Preference or taste: The climate here is not to my liking.
liking (for somebody/something) the feeling that you like somebody/something; the pleasure in something synonym fondness. He had a liking for fast cars. She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
a feeling that you like someone or something: He has a liking for young women. take a liking to sb. to like someone immediately: He obviously took a liking to her. be too bright/sweet, etc for your liking. to be brighter / sweeter, etc than you like. be to sb's liking formal. to be the way that someone prefers something:
He hadn't developed a liking for her. She showed in various ways a strong liking for England and the English. It preys upon almost any animal it can overcome, such as antelopes, deer, sheep, goats, monkeys, peafowl, and has a special liking for dogs.
adj. [ before a noun] of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance. corresponding to or agreeing with in general or in some respect; similar: drawing, painting, and like arts. prep. in a manner characteristic of: She works like a beaver. resembling; similar to: Your necklace is like mine.
