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Dictionary: lik·ing   ('kĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness.
  2. Preference or taste.

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noun

  1. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith: affection, attachment, devotion, fondness, love, loyalty (used in plural). See connect.
  2. A desire for a particular thing or activity: fancy, mind, pleasure, will. See like/dislike.

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n

Definition: fondness, taste
Antonyms: aversion, dislike, hate, hatred


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Finding agreeable; Regarding with favor.

pronunciation Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. — Norman Vincent Peale

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smag

idioms:

  • for one's liking    efter ens smag, have smag for
  • to one's liking    i ens smag

Nederlands (Dutch)
zin, smaak, voorkeur, (voor)liefde

Français (French)
n. - envie, goût, préférence, affection pour

idioms:

  • for one's liking    à son goût
  • to one's liking    à son goût

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorliebe

idioms:

  • for one's liking    für jmds. Geschmack
  • to one's liking    nach jmds. Geschmack

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμπάθεια, αγάπη, κλίση, προτίμηση, γούστο

idioms:

  • for one's liking    για τα γούστα μου
  • to one's liking    της αρεσκείας μου, του γούστου μου

Italiano (Italian)
voglia, preferenza

idioms:

  • for one's liking    secondo il gusto di
  • to one's liking    a piacimento di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gosto (m), afeição

idioms:

  • for one's liking    ter uma queda por algo/alguém
  • to one's liking    de acordo com o gosto de alguém

Русский (Russian)
симпатия, вкус

idioms:

  • for one's liking    для чьего-л. удовольствия
  • to one's liking    по душе

Español (Spanish)
n. - gusto, simpatía, cariño, afición, preferencia

idioms:

  • for one's liking    para el gusto de uno
  • to one's liking    ser del gusto de uno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förkärlek

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爱好, 嗜好

idioms:

  • for one's liking    合某人的胃口
  • to one's liking    合某人口味

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愛好, 嗜好

idioms:

  • for one's liking    合某人的胃口
  • to one's liking    合某人口味

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 좋아하기, 애호, 기호, 취미

idioms:

  • to one's liking    구미에 꼭 맞는다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 好み, 趣味

idioms:

  • for one's liking    気に入って
  • to one's liking    気に入って

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ميل, ولع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיבה, נטייה‬


 
 
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