Definition of LIKING

liking

Plural: likings

Noun

  • A feeling of attraction, affection, or preference.
  • a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
    • "I've always had a liking for reading"
    • "she developed a liking for gin"
  • A like; a predilection.
  • Approval.

Verb

  • prefer or wish to do something
  • find enjoyable or agreeable
  • be fond of
  • feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
  • want to have
  • present participle and gerund of like

Examples

  • goods bought on liking
  • My LIKING for challenging words makes Scrabble very rewarding.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English līciende, līciġende, from Proto-Germanic *līkāndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *līkāną, equivalent to like + -ing.

Synonyms

care, like, wish, predilection

Antonyms

dislike

Scrabble Score: 11

liking: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
liking: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liking: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

liking: valid Words With Friends Word