light-of-love
- noun
- /ˈlaɪt əv lʌv/
- Slur
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mujer ligera (ofensivo, arcaico)
- She was labeled a light-of-love by the village gossips for changing suitors so frequently.
Examples
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The nobleman abandoned his wife for a light-of-love whose affections proved short-lived.
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In Shakespeare's plays, a light-of-love is often the subject of both admiration and scorn.
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She was known as a light-of-love in the town.
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Many referred to her as a light-of-loves at the party.
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She was labeled a light-of-love by the village gossips for changing suitors so frequently.
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The nobleman abandoned his wife for a light-of-love whose affections proved short-lived.
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In Shakespeare's plays, a light-of-love is often the subject of both admiration and scorn.
Antonyms
How Faithful
- Slur
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6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word light-of-love pairs the word light, which in older English meant 'not heavy', 'quick', or 'flighty', with love, so it paints the picture of a love that is easy to change. That's why a light-of-love came to mean a woman seen as 'inconstant' or 'not faithful'.