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[ lahy-king ] / ˈlaɪ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR liking ON THESAURUS.COM
nounpreference, inclination, or favor: to show a liking for privacy. pleasure or taste: much to his liking. the state or feeling of a person who likes. Origin of likingbefore 900; Middle English; Old English līcung.See like2, -ing1 SYNONYMS FOR liking1 leaning, propensity, predilection, partiality, fondness, affection. SEE SYNONYMS FOR liking ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR likingSEE ANTONYMS FOR liking ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM likingo·ver·lik·ing, nounself-liking, adjective, nounun·der·lik·ing, nounWords nearby likinglike that, like to, like water off a duck's back, likewise, likin, liking, likker, Likud, likuta, lila, lilac Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for likingActually for Conte, who has a passionate aversion to labeling, that may be a bit too much categorization for his liking. Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession|Oliver Jones|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her T-shirts, which hang on the walls, were—I am told—originally hung too low for her liking, and too unevenly. The Cult of Blondie: Debbie Harry’s Very Special New York Picture Show|Tim Teeman|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The two cross paths with a local tour guide/con artist, Rydal (Oscar Isaac), who takes a liking to them—in particular Colette. Viggo Mortensen Talks ‘The Two Faces of January,’ Blasts Fox News and Israel’s ‘State Terrorism’|Marlow Stern|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST On his website it was identified as: Are You Liking The Purple? The Gods of Punk Are Back in New York City|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anotha Day Of Wrk Jst Getn Off… Bossman Alrdy Say He Liking Me and My Wrk Skills And Me Asking Him For Overtime. The Muslim Convert Behind America’s First Workplace Beheading|Michael Daly|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST I don't like saints of women and I want to keep on liking you, little Bluebird. Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers It was precisely this mid-way position which his contemporaries found so much to their liking. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther I know, I know my words are not to your liking, but that can't be helped. The Storm|Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky He did it slowly and lugubriously, like a man who inspects a road he has no liking for. The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer I had been meeting him every day at the Club and liking him better and better all the time. The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 4, 1886-1900|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for liking
nounthe feeling of a person who likes; fondness a preference, inclination, or pleasure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to likingaffinity, love, bent, mind, fancy, sympathy, bias, appetite, tendency, penchant, attraction, propensity, passion, attachment, inclination, stomach, favoritism, weakness, partiality, appreciation |