true love

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true love

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From Middle English trewe love, from Old English trēowlufu.

noun true loves

  1. uncountable Feelings of love that are adhered to faithfully, or the faithful manifestation of such feelings. I shall be forsworn, which is a great argument of falsehood, if I love. And how can that be true love which is falsely attempted? Love is a familiar; Love is a devil: there is no evil angel but Love, […]
  2. countable A lover who is faithful to the object of his or her affection or faithfully loved themselves. I leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree; But first it bow’d, and fyne it brak, Sae my true love did lightly me.
  3. uncountable The form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust and sex. Some believe that true love doesn’t exist.
  4. countable The unique individual for whom one feels such affection. He was my one true love.
  5. uncountable The situation in which a couple is perfectly compatible and there is no better relationship, as set by a greater force such as God or fate.
  6. countable A thing for which a person feels an intense love. Cinematography is my only true love.

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noun romantic affection

中文真愛 /真爱 zhēn'ài
Kiswahilimapenzi ya dhati
Portuguêsamor de verdade, amor verdadeiro, verdadeiro amor
Deutschwahre Liebe

noun individual

中文真愛 /真爱 zhēn'ài
Portuguêsamor de verdade, amor verdadeiro, verdadeiro amor

noun thing

中文真愛 /真爱 zhēn'ài
Portuguêsamor de verdade, amor verdadeiro, verdadeiro amor

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@misc{true_love_2026,
  title = {true love},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/true%20love},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}