Definition of liking Liking
/lajˈkɪŋ/ - [layking] - lik•ing
We found 9 definitions of liking from 4 different sources.
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What does liking mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: likings |
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| liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" | ||
| dislike a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" | ||
| feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | ||
| partiality, fancy, fondness an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | ||
| enthrallment, captivation, enchantment, fascination a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | ||
| penchant, predilection, preference, taste a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" | ||
| mysophilia abnormal attraction to filth | ||
| inclination the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" | ||
| friendliness a friendly disposition | ||
| approval a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- liking (Noun)
A like; a predilection. - liking (Verb)
Present participle of like.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- liking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Like - liking (p. a.)
Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look. - liking (n.)
The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below. - liking (n.)
The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for. - liking (n.)
Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition.
