- lícung
- \lícung1 f (-e/-a) pleasure
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
lícung
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liking — /luy king/, n. 1. preference, inclination, or favor: to show a liking for privacy. 2. pleasure or taste: much to his liking. 3. the state or feeling of a person who likes. [bef. 900; ME; OE licung. See LIKE2, ING1] Syn. 1. leaning, propensity,… … Universalium
liking — /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ (say luyking) noun 1. preference, inclination, or favour. 2. pleasure or taste: much to her liking. 3. the state or feeling of someone who likes. {Middle English; Old English līcung, from līcian please} …
liking — [līk′iŋ] n. [ME < OE licung < lician: see LIKE2] 1. fondness; affection 2. preference; taste; pleasure; predilection [not to my liking] … English World dictionary
liking — n. 1 what one likes; one s taste (is it to your liking?). 2 (foll. by for) regard or fondness; taste or fancy (had a liking for toffee). Etymology: OE licung (as LIKE(2), ING(1)) … Useful english dictionary
lik|ing — «LY kihng», noun. 1. preference; fondness; kindly feeling: »a liking for apples, a liking for children. Friendships begin with liking (George Eliot). 2. taste; pleasure: »food to your liking. James Binnie had found the Continental life pretty… … Useful english dictionary
