love affair. liaison (an illicit love affair), amour, [intrigue].

love feast (of the primitive Christians). agape.

love-letter, n. billet-doux, billet d'amour.

lovely, a. [charming], [delightful], delectable, [amiable], [pleasing].

love potion. philter.

lover, n. amoroso, inamorato, swain, suitor, admirer, philander, [gallant], [beau], cicisbeo; paramour, leman.

loving, a. [affectionate]; enamored; amative, amorous, erotic.

loving-kindness, n. tenderness, [mercy], [compassion].

low, a. [depressed]; [base], [mean], [vulgar], raffish, [ignominious], [undignified]; [moderate], [reasonable], [cheap]; [humble], [lowly], [obscure]; [feeble], [faint], [weak]; [subdued], [grave], [gentle]; [ignoble], [groveling], [abject], [degraded], [servile], [menial], [sordid], [base].

low, adv. softly, sotto voce.