What is Love?

1. A strong feeling of affection.

"babies fill parents with intense feelings of love"

synonyms: deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; devotion, adoration, doting, idolization, worship; passion, ardour, desire, lust, yearning, infatuation, adulation, besottedness

"his friendship with Helen grew into love"

compassion, care, caring, regard, solicitude, concern, warmth, friendliness, friendship, kindness, charity, goodwill, sympathy, kindliness, altruism, philanthropy, unselfishness, benevolence, brotherliness, sisterliness, fellow feeling, humanity

"their love for their fellow human beings" 

relationship, love affair, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, amour

"he is confident that their love can survive"

2. A  great interest and pleasure in something.

"his love for football"

synonyms: liking, weakness, partiality, bent, leaning, proclivity, inclination, disposition; enjoyment, appreciation, soft spot, taste, delight, relish, passion, zeal, appetite, zest, enthusiasm, keenness, predilection, penchant, fondness

"her love of fashion"

verb

3. Feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone).

"do you love me?"

synonyms: be in love with, be infatuated with, be smitten with, be besotted with, be passionate about; care very much for, feel deep affection for, hold very dear, adore, think the world of, be devoted to, dote on, cherish, worship, idolize, treasure, prize; informalbe mad/crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, have a pash on, carry a torch for

"I love you, Rory"