liking

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ UK /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a feeling of fondness or preference for something

She had a liking for strong coffee.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of fondness or... fondness affection preference penchant predilection partiality taste inclination

Opposites

dislike aversion distaste antipathy

Word family

Related forms like likablelikeable

Etymology

From Old English līcung ('pleasure, satisfaction'), a verbal noun from līcian ('to please, be pleasing'), + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

līcian Old English -ing Old English

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# liking

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈlaɪkɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈlaɪkɪŋ

## Meanings
1. a feeling of fondness or preference for something

## Examples
- She had a liking for strong coffee.

## Synonyms
- fondness
- affection
- preference
- penchant
- predilection
- partiality
- taste
- inclination

## Antonyms
- dislike
- aversion
- distaste
- antipathy

## Related Forms
- like
- likable
- likeable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: līcian
- Root: -ing

## Etymology
From Old English līcung ('pleasure, satisfaction'), a verbal noun from līcian ('to please, be pleasing'), + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

## AI Etymology
Liking comes from Old English līcung ('pleasure, satisfaction'), a verbal noun from līcian ('to please, be pleasing'), + the noun-forming suffix -ing. The etymological trail includes Old English līcian, Old English -ing. The same word family includes like, likable, likeable. Its current noun use means "a feeling of fondness or preference for something".

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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