TRUELOVE

sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove

(noun) a person loved by another person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

truelove (plural trueloves)

One who is truly beloved; a true love.

(botany) A plant, Paris quadrifolia.

(obsolete, nonce) An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, possibly an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.

Anagrams

• revolute

Proper noun

Truelove (plural Trueloves)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Truelove is the 10346th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3114 individuals. Truelove is most common among White (89.11%) individuals.

Anagrams

• revolute

Source: Wiktionary


True"love`, n.

1. One really beloved.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant. See Paris.

3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer. Truelove knot, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also true-lover's knot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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