love (n): the state of loving or being loved

love (v): A loves B if and only if A's state of mind(1) and action(2)
with respect to B is presently characterized by a nonzero degree of
applicability of certain discrete substatements (below), tokenized as:
(1)
 [knowledge/enjoyment/admiration/acceptance/concern/trust/symbiosis
 benevolence/compassion/cherish/devotion/passion/commitment/desire];
(2)
 [care/response/loyalty/enrichment].

The state of mind and/or action of A with respect to B can be modeled as a
roughly 20-dimensional vector space with these subcharacterizations forming
the basis (below, square brackets locate the 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.