love language

noun

plural love languages

: a person's characteristic means of showing love or care for another

She also tells Kourtney that by the end of their relationship, the only thing they had left in common was their love of fashion. Kanye styling Kim was his "love language" in the end.

—Kelli Boyle

To renovate her crumbling bungalow, Dani enlists her stern, Slavic father, who shows his affection via physical labor (as Alic's narrators might put it, acts of service are his love language).

—A. Cerisse Cohen

As a grandmother and great-grandmother, her love was boundless, and her love language was felt through the delicious food she prepared and the traditional recipes she shared.

—Casa Grande (Arizona) Dispatch

Examples of love language in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the long months together, their love languages and cultural identities did not match. —Giulia Baldini, refinery29.com, 15 Oct. 2024

Review each other’s love languages: Consider your love language first before asking about your partners. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024

Sunny answers in Suzie’s love language, giving Suzie the finger. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024

Or try the other love languages Besides physical touch, the other four love languages are: quality time, acts of service, words of affirmation (compliments), and gifts. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above