first love
"First love" signifies the initial experience of profound affection or attachment, often remembered for its intensity and novelty.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
B2Romantic Relationships
(common)The initial person one feels deep romantic affection for.
Example
- She often reminisces about her first love from high school.
- Your first love can leave a lasting impact on your life.
B2General
(common)The first experience of intense emotional attachment to a person, activity, or passion.
Example
- Painting was his first love before he became an engineer.
- My first love will always be music.
C1Religious
(specific, religious)The initial fervent devotion to a deity or spiritual figure.
Example
- In his sermons, he often speaks about returning to one's first love for God.
- The churchgoers were encouraged to rekindle their first love for Jesus.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "first love":
true lovelove interestin lovefalling in lovelove affairfall in lovelove letterparental love