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loveship

loveship noun: the act of falling in or making love; courtship.

Noun

loveship (countable and uncountable, plural loveships)

  1. The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
    • Dapper bearded dyke desires intense friendship, loveship with mentally and physically strong adventurous political lesbian lunatic1989 February 5, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 29, page 13

Forms of loveship

pluralloveships

Origin of loveship

From love + -ship.

Questions about loveship

What does loveship mean?
Loveship means the act of falling in or making love; courtship.
What part of speech is loveship?
Loveship is a noun.
What is the plural of loveship?
The plural of loveship is loveships.

Words near loveship in the dictionary

  1. loves of one's life
  2. loves on
  3. loves up
  4. loveseat
  5. loveseats
  6. loveship
  7. loveships
  8. loveshy
  9. lovesick
  10. lovesickly
  11. lovesickness

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