ADORE
What does "ADORE" mean?
To love and admire someone or something deeply, or to worship as divine.
Meanings
- To love and admire intensely; to delight in. She adores her grandchildren and spoils them rotten.
- To worship or honour as a god or divine being. The pilgrims came to adore the relic. formal
- To like very much, used as a strong informal expression of enthusiasm. I absolutely adore this little cafe. informal
Did you know?
- To 'adore' literally meant 'to speak toward' - from Latin 'orare', to pray - so the word for cherishing someone began as the word for praying to a god.
Word origin
From Latin 'adorare' (to pray to, worship), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'orare' (to speak, pray) - literally 'to speak toward' a god. The same 'orare' gives us 'oration' and 'orator'.
Remember it
ADORE hides A DOOR - love opens a door you'd otherwise keep shut.
A little poem
I called it liking, kept it small and dry -
then caught my breath, and learned the larger why.
couplet
What it teaches
To adore is to look up; be careful what you place above you, for it will shape you.
Quick facts
What does ADORE mean?
To love and admire someone or something deeply, or to worship as divine.
Is ADORE a valid word?
Yes — ADORE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ADORE?
ADORE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ADORE come from?
From Latin 'adorare' (to pray to, worship), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'orare' (to speak, pray) - literally 'to speak toward' a god. The same 'orare' gives us 'oration' and 'orator'.
What can ADORE teach us?
To adore is to look up; be careful what you place above you, for it will shape you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.