What is "love letter"

Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See Lief.]

1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre["e]minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

   Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.
   --Keble.

2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

   He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored.
   --Milton.

3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

   Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul.
   --Shak.

4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

   Love, and health to all.
   --Shak.

   Smit with the love of sacred song.
   --Milton.

   The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
   --Fenton.

5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.

   Keep yourselves in the love of God.
   --Jude 21.

6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading. ``Trust me, love.''
   --Dryden.

   Open the temple gates unto my love.
   --Spenser.

7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

   Such was his form as painters, when they show Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.
   --Dryden.

   Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
   --Shak.

8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.]
   --Boyle.

9. (Bot.) A climbing species of C lematis ( Clematis Vitalba).

10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.

    He won the match by three sets to love.
    --The Field.

11. Sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism. Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in most of which the meaning is very obvious; as, love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked, love-taught, etc. A labor of love, a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. Free love, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See Free love. Free lover, one who avows or practices free love. In love, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love. Love apple (Bot.), the tomato. Love bird (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small, short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus Agapornis, and allied genera. They are mostly from Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are celebrated for the affection which they show for their mates. Love broker, a person who for pay acts as agent between lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak. Love charm, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton. Love child. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen. Love day, a day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. --Chaucer. Love drink, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer. Love favor, something given to be worn in token of love. Love feast, a religious festival, held quarterly by some religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists, in imitation of the agap[ae] of the early Christians. Love feat, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak. Love game, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished person or party does not score a point. Love grass. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus Eragrostis. Love-in-a-mist. (Bot.)

    1. An herb of the Buttercup family ( Nigella Damascena) having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut bracts.

    2. The West Indian Passiflora f[oe]tida, which has similar bracts.

       Love-in-idleness (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.

       A little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound; And maidens call it love-in-idleness.
       --Shak.

       Love juice, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
       --Shak.

       Love knot, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual affection.
       --Milman.

       Love lass, a sweetheart.

       Love letter, a letter of courtship.
       --Shak.

       Love-lies-bleeding (Bot.), a species of amaranth ( Amarantus melancholicus).

       Love match, a marriage brought about by love alone.

       Love potion, a compounded draught intended to excite love, or venereal desire.

       Love rites, sexual intercourse.
       --Pope

       Love scene, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage.

       Love suit, courtship.
       --Shak.

       Of all loves, for the sake of all love; by all means. [Obs.] ``Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back again.''
       --Holinshed.

       The god of love, or The Love god, Cupid.

       To make love, to engage in sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism.

       To make love to, to express affection for; to woo. ``If you will marry, make your loves to me.''
       --Shak.

       To play for love, to play a game, as at cards, without stakes. ``A game at piquet for love.''
       --Lamb.

       Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness; delight.

n. A letter written about the author's love for the intended reader.

n. a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection [syn: billet doux]

Love Letter is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai and starring Miho Nakayama. The film was shot almost entirely on the island of Hokkaidō, mainly in the city of Otaru.

Love Letter became a box-office hit in Japan and later in other east Asian countries, most notably South Korea, where it was one of the first Japanese films to be shown in cinemas since World War II. In South Korea it was the tenth highest grossing general release of the year with 645,615 admissions.

Director Shunji Iwai hired Noboru Shinoda as cinematographer and the collaboration between the two produced a film praised for its evocative winter cinematography.

Iwai cast pop singer Miho Nakayama in the dual roles of Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii. The film also launched the movie career of teenager Miki Sakai who won 'Newcomer of the Year' Award in the Japanese Academy Awards for her portrayal of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The main male roles were played by Etsushi Toyokawa as Akiba Shigeru and Takashi Kashiwabara as the male Itsuki Fujii.

Fine Line Features acquired all American distribution rights of ' Love Letter '; Fine Line Features released this movie in the United States theatrically under the new title When I Close My Eyes. However, Fine Line Features has not released this movie on DVD yet.

Love Letter is the fifth full-length studio album originally released by Japanese solo artist Gackt on February 14, 2005 in Japan. A Korean language edition, titled Love Letter - For Korean Dears, was released on June 16 of the same year. It continues the unplugged theme of the earlier compilation album The Seventh Night but consists of new material, save for the song "Dears", originally from his album Mars, and "Etude", originally from the demo tape by his indie band Cains:Feel.

A love letter is a romantic way to express feelings of love in written form.

Love Letter(s) or The Love Letter may also refer to:

Love Letter is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Jo Hyun-jae, Soo Ae and Ji Jin-hee. It aired on MBC from February 10 to April 1, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

This drama revolves around Lee Woo-jin's conflict between priesthood and his love for childhood friend Eun-ha.

"Love Letter" is a single released by Gackt on March 1, 2006. It peaked at ninth place on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for seven weeks. The A-side and B-side were used in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam movie Love is the Pulse of the Stars, as opening and ending themes, respectively. "Dybbuk" also previously appeared on Gackt's 2003 album Crescent.

"Love Letter" is BoA's 23rd single. Alongside the title track are two B-sides: "Beautiful Flowers" and "Diamond Heart". The original release date for this single was September 19, 2007 but it was pushed back a week to 26 September after the news of Ayumi Hamasaki's latest single, " Talkin' 2 Myself", was scheduled for release the same week.

"Beautiful Flowers" has been chosen by the Yokohama BayStars, a baseball team in Japan's Central League, as the team's official theme song. "Diamond Heart" was promoted during the summer of 2007 on commercials for the Toshiba W53T, featuring BoA herself. The full single leaked on 14 August 2007. The music video was released on 29 August 2007, two weeks before the single's release.

is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese romance film, the first film directed by the actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who was the second woman to have a career as a film director in Japan. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro.

Love Letter is the pop album from Pakistani singer, song writer, actor, director, model, musician, compare Sajjad Ali. The album was released by EMI-Pakistan in 1990.

Love Letter is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist Jessie Farrell. It was released on August 30, 2011 by 604 Records. The album's first single is "Turn You Down."

Love Letter is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Dr. Balakrishnan and produced by Dr. Balakrishnan. The film stars KPAC Lalitha, Jose Prakash, Manavalan Joseph and Pattom Sadan in lead roles. The film had musical score by KJ Joy.

"Love Letter" is the first single album by South Korean girl group Berry Good. It was released on May 22, 2014, one day after the music video for title track "Love Letter", which is a remake of the song released by Click-B in 2000.

A love letter is a romantic way to express feelings of love in written form. Whether delivered by hand, mail, carrier pigeon, or romantically left in a secret location, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of feelings, which could be tiring to read if it is too long. But it could go either way. Love letters may 'move through the widest range of emotions - devotion, disappointment, grief and indignation, self-confidence, ambition, impatience, self-reproach and resignation'.

Love Letter (stylised as LOVE LETTER) is the fifth studio album released by Ai Otsuka on 17 December 2008. It come in a CD-only format and CD + DVD format. Thirteen songs are included; four from her singles Pocket, Rocket Sneaker / One × Time (both songs as it is a double A-side single) and Kurage, Nagareboshi.

On 16 November 2008, the full album - minus Ningyou - leaked onto the internet. On November 24, mu-mo gave a possibly confirmed track order, later confirmed on the Avex Trax website.

On December 18, one day after the album's release, it was stated that the song " Bye Bye" would be the 4th single off the album, giving Otsuka her 2nd recut single and 19th single overall as Ai Otsuka (21st overall including her singles as LOVE).

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies .

is the 31st studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2003.

The lead-off track of the album "Ride on the Gentle Luminous Dragon" was featured as a theme song for the television drama series Dr. Coto's Clinic first aired on Fuji TV in July 2003. A song was released as a single prior to the album, debuted at the number-four on the Oricon and remained on the chart for over 10 months. The album also includes her own rendition of the song "Kiss Old Memories Goodbye" which was initially recorded and released as a single by Kou Shibasaki. Original recording by Shibasaki was also featured on Dr.Coto which she acted the role of nurse.

Some of the songs on the album like "Mirage Hotel" and "The Mistress' Testimony" were also performed on her musical Yakai Vol.14 "24-Ji Chaku 0-Ji Hatsu", which was mounted at the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon in January 2004 and later released on DVD.

Real Romance Love Letter was a South Korean television game show broadcast from 16 October 2004 to 28 October 2006 for three seasons. It was part of the line-up of programme for Real Situation Saturday ( Korean:실제상황! 토요일) which was broadcast from 8 November 2003 to 5 January 2007 on SBS network.

The programme was hosted by Kang Ho Dong and it featured male and female contestants competing for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants were artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.

Love Letter is the tenth studio album by American R&B recording artist R. Kelly; it was released on December 14, 2010, by Jive Records. It was written and produced entirely by Kelly. A departure from his previous work's contemporary sound and sexually explicit themes, Love Letter incorporates classic soul music influences and features chivalrous lyrics concerning love and forgiveness.

The album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 154,000 copies in its first week. It produced two singles that attained respectable charting on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Upon its release, Love Letter received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its classically minded style and praised Kelly for his singing and songwriting. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and, as of March 2011, has sold 496,600 copies in the United States.

"Love Letter" is a song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part. A ballad written by Cave, it features him on vocals and piano with backing vocals by Kate & Anna McGarrigle.

"Love Letter" was first released as one of the songs on Nick Cave's 2000 spoken word album, The Secret Life of the Love Song. Since its release by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 2001 album, No More Shall We Part, Uncut magazine has placed "Love Letter" at number 14 in its list of Nick Cave's greatest songs. The song was singled out for praise by author Jonathan Lethem, who says the "shattering simplicity" of its lyrics is "worthy of Shakespeare". In AllMusic's review of No More Shall We Part, "Love Letter" is described as a "tenderly daunting, haunted house". Author Robert Mighall described it as "a staggeringly beautiful song of forlorn love and a broken heart." Musician Victor Krummenacher described “Love Letter” as “extraordinary.”