Love is an intense feeling of affection related to a sense of strong loyalty or profound
oneness. The meaning of
love varies relative to context.
Romantic love is seen as an
ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in
passionate or intimate
attraction and
intimate interpersonal and
sexual relationships. Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a broader
signification, a love of
humanity, of
nature, with
life itself, or a oneness with the
Universe, a universal love. Love can also be construed as
platonic love,
religious love,
familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods. This diverse range of meanings in the singular word
love is often contrasted with the plurality of
Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.