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Love vs. Adore: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Love is a deep, affectionate emotion or attachment, while adore implies an intense love and admiration, often with a sense of reverence.
Love vs. Adore

Key Differences

Love is a profound, complex emotion encompassing affection, care, and attachment. Adore, while also a form of love, suggests a more intense level of admiration and deep affection, often accompanied by reverence.
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Love is used in a broad range of contexts, from romantic relationships to familial or platonic bonds. Adore tends to be used in contexts of deep admiration and is often associated with a sense of worship or profound affection.
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Love can be expressed in various ways, from simple acts of kindness to deep emotional bonds. Adore often implies a higher degree of devotion and emotional intensity, sometimes bordering on idolization.
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Love can vary from passionate romantic love to the unconditional love for a child. Adore typically focuses on an aspect of deep admiration and is often used to express a more focused, intense form of love.
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In relationships, love forms the foundation and can encompass various feelings and actions. To adore someone often highlights a particular aspect of love that focuses on deep admiration and emotional intensity.
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Comparison Chart

Emotional Depth

Encompasses a range of affections and attachments.
Suggests an intense level of admiration and affection.
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Usage Context

Broad, covering romantic, familial, and platonic bonds.
More focused, often associated with deep admiration.
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Intensity

Can range from mild affection to deep passion.
Implies a higher degree of devotion and reverence.
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Variety

Includes various forms and expressions.
Generally focused on admiration and idolization.
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Relationship Impact

Fundamental in relationships, multifaceted.
Highlights a specific, intense aspect of emotional attachment.
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Love and Adore Definitions

Love

Deep Affection
Her love for her family was evident.
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Adore

Reverent Affection
They adore their leader for his charisma.
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Love

Romantic Feeling
They fell in love at first sight.
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Adore

Intense Admiration
She adores her mentor for her wisdom.
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Love

Strong Attachment
She has a love for classical music.
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Adore

Deep Love
He adores his wife more than anything.
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Love

A strong feeling of affection and concern toward another person, as that arising from kinship or close friendship.
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Adore

Cherish Profoundly
He adores the memories of his childhood.
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Love

A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
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Adore

Idolize
She adores her favorite singer's every song.
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Love

A feeling of kindness or concern by God or a god toward humans.
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Adore

To worship as God or a god.
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Love

Often Love(Christianity) Charity.
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Adore

To love (someone) deeply and devotedly.
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Love

An instance of being in love
Teenage loves can be as fleeting as they are intense.
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Adore

To worship.
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Love

A person for whom one has strong feelings of affection
She met her new love at the restaurant.
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Adore

To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.
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Love

Used as a term of endearment for such a person.
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Adore

To be very fond of.
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Love

An intense emotional attachment to something, as to a pet or treasured object.
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Adore

(obsolete) To adorn.
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Love

An expression of one's affection
Send him my love.
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Adore

To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as a deity or as divine.
Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James II.] publicly adored.
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Love

A strong predilection or enthusiasm
A love of language.
Love for the game of golf.
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Adore

To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.
The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Monmouth.
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Love

The object of such an enthusiasm
The outdoors is her greatest love.
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Adore

To adorn.
Congealed little drops which do the morn adore.
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Love

Love(Mythology) Eros or Cupid.
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Adore

Love intensely;
He just adored his wife
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Love

(Sports) A score of zero, as in tennis.
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Love

To feel love for (a person)
We love our parents. I love my friends.
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Love

To feel devotion to (God or a god).
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Love

To feel or show kindness or concern to (a person). Used of God or a god.
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Love

To have an intense emotional attachment to
Loves his house.
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Love

To embrace or caress
They were loving each other on the sofa.
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Love

To like or desire enthusiastically
Loves swimming.
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Love

To thrive on; need
The cactus loves hot, dry air.
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Love

(uncountable) A deep caring for the existence of another.
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Love

(uncountable) Strong affection.
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Love

A profound and caring affection towards someone.
A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life.
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Love

Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
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Love

A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
I have never been in love as much as I have with you.
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Love

A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
My love of cricket knows no bounds.
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Love

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
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Love

A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
Hello love, how can I help you?
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Love

A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
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Love

An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
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Love

Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
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Love

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Love

(obsolete) A thin silk material.
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Love

A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
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Love

Zero, no score.
So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
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Love

Nothing; no recompense.
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Love

To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
I love my spouse.
I love you!
I love that song!
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Love

(transitive) To need, thrive on.
Mold loves moist, dark places.
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Love

(transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
I love walking barefoot on wet grass;
I'd love to join the team;
I love what you've done with your hair
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Love

To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
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Love

(transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
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Love

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preëminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.
Of all the dearest bonds we proveThou countest sons' and mothers' loveMost sacred, most Thine own.
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Love

Courtship; - chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,And won her soul.
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Love

Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; - opposed to hate; often with of and an object.
Love, and health to all.
Smit with the love of sacred song.
The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
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Love

Due gratitude and reverence to God.
Keep yourselves in the love of God.
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Love

The object of affection; - often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading.
Open the temple gates unto my love.
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Love

Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
Such was his form as painters, when they showTheir utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.
Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
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Love

A thin silk stuff.
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Love

A climbing species of Clematis (Clematis Vitalba).
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Love

Nothing; no points scored on one side; - used in counting score at tennis, etc.
He won the match by three sets to love.
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Love

To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self.
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Love

To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
Wit, eloquence, and poetry.Arts which I loved.
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Love

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.
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Love

A strong positive emotion of regard and affection;
His love for his work
Children need a lot of love
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Love

Any object of warm affection or devotion;
The theater was her first love
He has a passion for cock fighting
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Love

A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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Love

A score of zero in tennis or squash;
It was 40 love
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Love

Have a great affection or liking for;
I love French food
She loves her boss and works hard for him
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Love

Get pleasure from;
I love cooking
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Love

Be enamored or in love with;
She loves her husband deeply
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Love

Cherishing Someone
He loves his children unconditionally.
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Love

Caring Deeply
They love their pets as part of the family.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

How do love and adore differ in relationships?

Love is the foundation, while adore often highlights deep admiration.
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Is adoration common in friendships?

It's less common; adoration often implies deeper reverence.
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Does adore imply a stronger feeling than love?

Often, adore suggests a more intense admiration.
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Can you love without adoring?

Yes, one can love someone without the intensity of adoration.
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Is it possible to love something without liking it?

Yes, one can love out of duty or familiarity without liking.
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Can love exist in different forms?

Absolutely, love has many forms like romantic, platonic, and familial.
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Is adoration always positive?

Mostly, but excessive adoration can be unhealthy.
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Is love always romantic?

No, love can be platonic, familial, or self-love.
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Is love necessary for a healthy relationship?

Love is often essential, but its expression can vary.
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Do love and adore have different origins?

Yes, they come from different linguistic roots.
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Is love a choice or a feeling?

It can be both, depending on the context and perspective.
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Can adore be used casually?

It's usually more intense and less casual than love.
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Do people adore objects or concepts?

Yes, people can adore things like art, places, or ideas.
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Does adoration require personal interaction?

Not necessarily; it can be based on perceived qualities.
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How do love and adore function in art?

They are common themes, expressing deep emotions and admiration.
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Can animals feel love or adoration?

Animals can show strong attachments and preferences, akin to love.
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How is adoration expressed?

Through profound admiration, respect, and often idolization.
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Can love change over time?

Yes, love can evolve and change in its expression and intensity.
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Is adoration the same as worship?

It can border on worship but usually within a secular context.
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Can you adore someone you don’t know personally?

Yes, like a celebrity or public figure.
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