Adoring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

love intensely

showing adoration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐfˈɑːnɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈadi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈadi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐfˈɑːnɪks/.

Examples

he just adored his wife
adoring grandparents
deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fond worshipful doting adore

Parts of Speech

verb	love intensely “he just adored his wife”
adjective	showing adoration
adjective	extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent “adoring grandparents”

Word Forms

adorable	adjective	lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
adorer	noun	someone who admires a young woman
fondness	noun	a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verehrend

liebe intensiv

🇫🇷French

adorant

aimer intensément

🇪🇸Spanish

cariñoso

amar intensamente

🇮🇹Italian

adorante

amare intensamente

🇳🇱Dutch

aanbiddend

heb intens lief

🇵🇹Portuguese

adorador

ame intensamente

🇷🇺Russian

обожание

сильно люблю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आराधना

तीव्रता से प्यार करो

🇮🇳Tamil

வணங்கும்

தீவிரமாக நேசிக்கிறேன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరాధించడం

గాఢంగా ప్రేమిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आराधना

तीव्र प्रेम

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂજવું

તીવ્ર પ્રેમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരാധിക്കുന്നു

തീവ്രമായി സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਪਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیار کرنے والا

شدت سے محبت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

崇拜

强烈地爱

🇯🇵Japanese

崇拝する

激しく愛する

🇰🇷Korean

숭배하는

열렬히 사랑하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngưỡng mộ

yêu mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ชื่นชม

รักอย่างเข้มข้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memuja

mencintai dengan intens

🇵🇭Filipino

sumasamba

magmahal ng matindi

🇲🇾Malay

memuja

bercinta dengan sungguh-sungguh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العشق

الحب بشدة

🇮🇷Persian

پرستش

به شدت عشق بورز

🇹🇷Turkish

tapınmak

yoğun sevmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעריץ

לאהוב בעוצמה

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The primary meaning of 'adoring' is 'love intensely'.

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