adoring
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent: Describes a feeling or display of excessive, often uncritical, love, affection, or devotion.
- Showing adoration: Expressing deep love, reverence, or worship.
Usage
- The word "adoring" is used to describe a person, their feelings, or their behavior. It often implies a level of intensity that may be seen as excessive or doting.
- It can modify nouns like "fan," "crowd," "look," "gaze," "public," or "parent."
Examples
- As an adjective:
- She gave him an adoring look. (Her gaze showed deep love and admiration.)
- The adoring fans waited for hours to see the singer. (The fans showed extreme devotion.)
- He spoke of his mentor in an adoring tone. (His tone was full of reverence.)
Advanced Usage
- "adoringly" (adverb): In a manner that shows adoration.
- She smiled adoringly at her newborn baby.
- The term can sometimes carry a slight nuance of the affection being blind or uncritical.
Variants and Related Words
- Adore (verb): To love and respect deeply; to worship.
- Adoration (noun): Profound love or worship.
- Adorer (noun): A person who adores someone or something.
Synonyms
- Doting: Excessively fond and indulgent.
- Devoted: Very loving or loyal.
- Worshipful: Showing adoration or reverence.
- Fond: Having an affection or liking for.
Antonyms
- Contemptuous: Showing scorn or lack of respect.
- Disdainful: Showing that someone or something is considered unworthy.
- Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
Idioms and Phrases
- Adoring public: A group of people who are fervent fans or supporters.
- The politician was greeted by his adoring public.
Adjective
- extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
- adoring grandparents
- deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
- hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother
- showing adoration