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Definition of liking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

liking

noun
 
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
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  1. liking (for somebody/something) the feeling that you like somebody/something; the pleasure in something synonym fondness
    • He had a liking for fast cars.
    • She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
    Extra Examples
    • I took an instant liking to her.
    • They have little liking for each other.
    • We share a liking for Italian cooking.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • particular
    • special
    verb + liking
    • have
    • develop
    • take
    preposition
    • for somebody’s liking
    • to somebody’s liking
    • liking for
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    Word OriginOld English līcung (see like (verb), -ing).
Idioms
for your liking
  1. if you say, for example, that something is too hot for your liking, you mean that you would prefer it to be less hot
    • The town was too crowded for my liking.
    • The weather was too hot for their liking.
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to your liking
  1. (formal) suitable, and how you like something
    • The coffee was just to his liking.
    • The agreement we have is to my liking.
    • The food wasn't really to my liking.
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