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

Still, don't expect people's love languages to change. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025

Online quizzes can also help identify your love language. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

Here is how each love language can be used to work through conflict. —Taylor Grothe, Parents, 17 Sep. 2024

For those who still value gift giving, referencing the different love languages can be a thoughtful way to broach the topic. —Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above