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Wife vs Lovee - What's the difference?

wife | lovee |

As nouns the difference between wife and lovee

is that wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse while lovee is one who is loved; a recipient of love.

wife

English

Noun

(wives)
  • A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
    • My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
  • * (The Fisherman and His Wife)
  • * , chapter=10
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
  • The female of a pair of mated animals.

    • Usage notes

    Although not common, wife'' can be used with ''the to indicate one's own wife. For instance, "I'd like to go, but the wife wants me home." More commonly, "my wife".

    Synonyms

    * (married woman) better half, life partner, little woman (slang), partner, significant other, spouse * See also

    Antonyms

    * (married woman) husband, were (obsolete)

    See also

    * uxorial

    Derived terms

    (Terms derived from the noun "wife") * (From woman) alewife * (partner) co-wife * (partner) ex-wife * (woman) fishwife * (woman) goodwife * (partner) housewife * (partner) huswife * (partner) man and wife/I now declare you man and wife * (woman) midwife * (woman) old wife/old-wife/oldwife * (woman) pudding-wife * seawife * sister-wife * spaewife * (partner) trophy wife * (partner) wife-beater * (woman/partner) wifehood * (partner) wifeless * (woman) wifely * (partner) wifey (wife)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "wife")

    References

    *

    Statistics

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    lovee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is loved; a recipient of love.
  • * 1999 , James R. Ozinga, Altruism (page 11)
    • One might even describe a monitored feedback loop that permits one to sense when insufficient loving is returning from the lovee , causing a lessening of the lover's efforts.
  • * 2009 , Jonar Nader, How to Lose Friends and Infuriate Lovers (page 92)
    • It's just that one is the lover, while the other is the lovee . Together, they make love. One has an obligation to nurture, and the other has a duty of care.