liking C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ UK /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a feeling of fondness or preference for something She had a liking for strong coffee. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling of fondness or... fondnessaffectionpreferencepenchantpredilectionpartialitytasteinclination ↔ Opposites dislikeaversiondistasteantipathy Word family Related forms likelikablelikeable Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown