love (n): the state of loving or being loved love (v): A loves B when particular substatements are true of A's state of mind(1) and action(2) with respect to B: (1) knowledge/enjoyment/admiration/acceptance/concern/trust/symbiosis benevolence/compassion/cherish/devotion/passion/commitment/desire; (2) care/response/loyalty/enrichment. A's love for B can thus be modeled as a roughly 18-dimensional vector space with these subcharacterizations forming the basis (square brackets locate terms that inherit scale from the entire phrase): knowledge: A [knows] the details of B, is [familiar with] B; enjoyment: A [enjoys] the presence of B; admiration: A [approves] of B in a delighted or astonished fashion; acceptance: A [accepts] the current state of B; concern: A is [interested in and concerned with] the details of B; trust: A places [confidence] in B, [relying] on the truth or accuracy of B's actions; symbiosis: A is [involved] in a shared entity with B; benevolence: A [wishes] well for B; compassion: A [shares] the suffering of B; cherish: A entertains or harbors B in A's mind [deeply or resolutely, above other things], holds B [dear], in [high] esteem; devotion: A intentionally reserves a [portion] of A's attention/energy/other resources for B; passion: A is affected with [powerful] emotion for B; commitment: A is emotionally [impelled] to do something in the future with respect to B; desire: A lacks, yet believes that [enjoyment] would be caused by, the presence of B; care: A [cares] for B; response: A is [responsive] to B; loyalty: A is [steadfast] in affection or allegiance to B, with resistance to desert or betray B; enrichment: A [increases] the value or quality of B.