Phrase guide

love story

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A story about love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a story dealing with love

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: romance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: story

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: liefdesverhaal — a story about love
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛情故事 /爱情故事 (àiqíng gùshi) — a story about love
  • Danish: kærlighedshistorie — a story about love
  • Dutch: liefdesverhaal — a story about love
  • Esperanto: amrakonto — a story about love
  • Estonian: armastuslugu — a story about love
  • Faroese: kærleikssøga — a story about love
  • Finnish: rakkaustarina — a story about love
  • Finnish: lemmentarina — a story about love
  • French: histoire d'amour — a story about love
  • German: Liebesgeschichte — a story about love
  • German: Lovestory — a story about love
  • Gujarati: પ્રેમકથા (premakthā) — a story about love
  • Hungarian: szerelmi/szerelmes történet — a story about love
  • Irish: scéal grá — a story about love
  • Italian: storia d'amore — a story about love
  • Italian: love story — a story about love
  • Lithuanian: meilės istorija — a story about love
  • Macedonian: љубовна приказна (ljubovna prikazna) — a story about love
  • Manx: skeeal graih — a story about love
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjærlighetshistorie — a story about love
  • Polish: historia miłosna — a story about love
  • Spanish: historia de amor — a story about love
  • Swedish: kärlekshistoria — a story about love
  • Tagalog: romansa — a story about love
  • Turkish: aşk hikayesi — a story about love