The difference between Love and Spite
When used as nouns, love means a profound and caring affection towards someone, whereas spite means ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart.
When used as verbs, love means to have a strong affection for (someone or something), whereas spite means to treat maliciously.
Spite is also preposition with the meaning: notwithstanding.
check bellow for the other definitions of Love and Spite
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Love as a noun (uncountable):
Strong affection. A profound and caring affection towards someone. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
Examples:
"A mother’s love is not easily shaken."
"My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life."
"I have never been in love as much as I have with you."
"My love of cricket knows no bounds."
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Love as a noun (countable):
A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
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Love as a noun (colloquial, British):
Examples:
"Hello love, how can I help you?"
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Love as a noun:
A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
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Love as a noun (euphemistic):
Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
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Love as a noun (euphemistic):
Sexual activity.
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Love as a noun:
An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
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Love as a noun:
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Love as a noun:
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Love as a noun (obsolete):
A thin silk material.
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Love as a noun:
A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
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Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):
To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
Examples:
"I love my spouse. [[I love you I love you]]!"
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Love as a verb (transitive):
To need, thrive on.
Examples:
"Mold loves moist, dark places."
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Love as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
Examples:
"I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair"
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Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):
To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
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Love as a verb (transitive):
To derive delight from a fact or situation.
Examples:
"I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte."
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Love as a verb (transitive):
To lust for.
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Love as a verb (transitive, euphemistic):
To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
Examples:
"I wish I could love her all night long."
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Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):
To praise; commend.
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Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):
To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.
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Love as a noun (racquet sports, billiards):
Zero, no score.
Examples:
"So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova."
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Spite as a noun:
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire to vex or injure; petty malice
Examples:
"synonyms: grudge rancor."
"He was so filled with spite for his ex-wife, he could not hold down a job."
"They did it just for spite."
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Spite as a noun (obsolete):
Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
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Spite as a verb (transitive):
To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
Examples:
"She soon married again, to spite her ex-husband."
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Spite as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To be angry at; to hate.
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Spite as a verb (transitive):
To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
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Spite as a preposition:
Notwithstanding; despite.