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love-in

love-in

3 8.6
A gathering where people celebrate love, peace, and kindness
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌv ɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : fiesta del amor
  • "I want to provide a bit of balance to this Lerner love-in...
  • a big love-in

Examples

  • It's a love-in.

    Playing Mona Lisa (2000)

  • A love-in.

    Astro Boy (2009)

  • The festival was a joyful love-in that celebrated peace and harmony among the community.

  • People gathered in the park for a love-in, sharing music and stories about their beliefs in love and goodwill.

  • In the 1970s, many young people attended love-ins to promote messages of unity and love during a time of social change.

Synonyms

lovefest
vslove-in
  • Informal
3 6.9

An event where people show lots of praise, hugs, and warm feelings toward each other

is calmer, focused on peace and goodwill in 1960s and 1970s
celebration of love
vslove-in
1 3.5

An event that honors love and a romantic relationship, like a wedding

is broader, celebrating communal peace and goodwill rather than romantic relationships
love feast
vslove-in
1 7.2

A meal people often share in a church to bring them closer

is a public gathering celebrating peace and goodwill, not just a meal

How Festive

festival
178 1.0
love-in
  • Archaic
3 8.6
gathering
203 1.0
meeting
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

love-in singular
love-ins plural

Morphology

love-in = love (semi-transparent) = in + love

The components 'love' and 'in' are identifiable, but '-in' as a noun-forming element meaning 'a gathering or event' is slangy/idiomatic and not a fully productive pattern for learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Love-in combines love and the ending -in, copied from protest names like sit-in and the 1960s gatherings called be-in. It named a 'gathering' where people showed 'love' and 'peace', so the word tells you the event was about celebrating love and kindness.