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Meaning of "cupboard love" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CUPBOARD LOVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUPBOARD LOVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cupboard love is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUPBOARD LOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cupboard love

"Cupboard love" is an English phrase referring to affection that is given purely to gain a reward. The term derives from the way in which a cat will give a cupboard containing its food superficial "love" when it wants to be fed. The phrase is most often applied to human activity, for example when a child will say "I love you so much" before or after requesting a treat, for example an ice cream. Cupboard love is a milder version of conditional love, where love is given solely in response to certain behaviour. Some local authorities class conditional love as a form of emotional abuse.

Definition of cupboard love in the English dictionary

The definition of cupboard love in the dictionary is a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUPBOARD LOVE

cup
Cup Final
cup size
cup tie
cup-holder
cup-tied
cupbearer
cupboard
cupcake
CUPE
cupel
cupeler
cupellation
cupelled
cupeller
cupelling
cupferron
cupful
cupgall
cuphead

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUPBOARD LOVE

calf love
clove
courtly love
declaration of love
fall in love
for love
free love
glove
in love
labour of love
lad´s love
love
make love
mother love
puppy love
romantic love
self-love
tough love
truelove
unlove

Synonyms and antonyms of cupboard love in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cupboard love» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUPBOARD LOVE

Find out the translation of cupboard love to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cupboard love from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cupboard love» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柜子里的爱情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amor armario
570 millions of speakers

English

cupboard love
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलमारी प्यार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خزانة الحب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шкаф любовь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amor armário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলিঙ্গন প্রেম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amour de placard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cinta almari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fauler Schmus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食器棚の愛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찬장 사랑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cupboard love
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tủ tình yêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலமாரியில் காதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपाट प्रेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dolap aşkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

armadio amore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szafka miłość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шафа любов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dulap dragoste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγάπη ντουλάπι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kas liefde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skåp kärlek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skap kjærlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cupboard love

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUPBOARD LOVE»

The term «cupboard love» is normally little used and occupies the 130.032 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUPBOARD LOVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cupboard love

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUPBOARD LOVE»

Discover the use of cupboard love in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cupboard love and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
From everyday foods to exotic dishes, from the herbs and spices of medieval England to the cooking implements of the modern kitchen, Cupboard Love explores the fascinating stories behind familiar and not-so-familiar gastronomic terms.
Mark Morton, 2004
2
Cupboard Love; a Costume Comedy in One Act
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Herbert Swears, 2012
3
The Great Rock Discography
( 1 2"++=) (NEC 6TXI- Easy as sin / Gun cupboard love. now with NEIL SCOTT - guitars / PHIL MOXHAM - bass (ex-The GIST ex- YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS) / JUNE MILES KINGSTON - drums, vocals (ex-MODETTES. ex-FUN BOY THREE) and ...
Martin Charles Strong, 2002
4
The Pale Criminal: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
This theory, known as the "cupboard love" theory, was accepted for decades by the vast majority of psychoanalysts, psychologists and psychiatrists, until Bowlby published his famous paper in 1958, "The Nature of the Child's Tie to His Mother"  ...
Stephen J. Costello, 2002
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Five tales
Not that there was any cupboard love in his little sweet — she was a bundle of affection. Then, with the rather bitter cynicism of the old, he wondered for a second whether it was not cupboard love that made Irene put up with him. No, she was ...
John galsworthy, 1918
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Jacob's Ladder: Essays on Experiences of the Ineffable in ...
An admirably succinct dictum, it defines one kind of loving — cupboard-love: I love Black Forest Gateau and do not consider whether the gateau may have views on the matter. Or, as between people, "I love you so much, you just have to go to ...
Josephine Klein, 2003
7
My Friend Prospero: A Novel
There's the love which is affection, there's the love which is cupboard- love, and there's the love which is just simply love- love and nothing else. The first, as you have truly observed, has its roots in consanguinity or association, the second in a  ...
Henry Harland, 1904
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Aristotle's Philosophy of Friendship
It is the first opposition that we have in mind when we disparagingly refer to 'fair- weather friends' and 'cupboard love' or express bitterness at being befriended as, e.g., a purveyor of lifts to the station or a source of academic references. It is the ...
Suzanne Stern-Gillet, 1995
9
Facilitating Psychotherapy: Selected Papers of Sidney Levin
It is frowned upon as unworthy, 'mere cupboard love.' But such an attitude is hardly possible once we have a glimpse of the real meaning of gifts to the very young child. It is true that to love others simply for what they give is an entirely egoistic ...
Sidney Levin, Lois A. Levin, 1987
10
This is All
Was my love what Granddad Kenn called cupboard love? Was it gratitude and not real love that I now felt forWill? Gratitude for his coming back to me? Gratitude for helping to lift me out of the pit into which Cal had thrown me? Gratitude most ...
Aidan Chambers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUPBOARD LOVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cupboard love is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mid-year plays an antidote for the winter doldrums
The jewel in the crown came at the end, with the comedy Cupboard Love. Joggers Jane (Cathy Mabey) and Peggy (Yvonne Way) bond over ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jul 15»
2
Cupboard Love for FIFA Pursuers?
As human beings we live in an extremely materialistic world of moral pollution and stress where people sacrifice other important values by ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
3
Of Hills and Dales – 2015 Commencement Address
One is liberated from cupboard love. One is no longer conditioned to salivate, like a Pavlovian dog, when a fashionable pedagogical bell is ... «Charger Athletics, Jun 15»
4
Cupboard love
It was a spiritual experience as I watched a dear friend organise my cupboard for me! She did not just pull everything out, fold them and put ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
6 Ways Your Dog Shows You Love
I think it's one of the best feelings in the world, even if sometimes it's just cupboard love. They know our scent. Did you know that your scent ... «Care2.com, Mar 15»
6
Winter's Tails: For the love of a good cat or dog
With Valentine's Day fast approaching, providing another reason for besotted owners to use all that cupboard love, I asked Amazon.co.uk if it ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
7
Good deed group dig deep for worthy cause
The group were inspired to do something good for the community after hearing about the work done by Bridport's food bank, Cupboard Love. «Dorset Echo, Jan 15»
8
Bridport residents pitch in for goodness sake
... to do something good for the community after reading the story regarding help for Bridport's food bank, Cupboard Love, in The News. «Bridport and Lyme Regis News, Jan 15»
9
Good deed group aims to bring community spirit back to Bridport
The group was inspired to do something good for the community after reading the story regarding help for Bridport's foodbank, Cupboard Love. «Dorset Echo, Dec 14»
10
Inner Truth: What is Love?
Any other kind of love can only be what the English call 'cupboard love'; which may be a transaction, a bargain, but not the real thing. Love is ... «Daily News & Analysis, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cupboard love [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cupboard-love>. Apr 2024 ».
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