labor of love

Noun

Meaning

productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hobby mitzvah labour of love good turn good offices good work act of grace kindly act kind offices task done for pleasure task done for satisfaction task done for the love task performed voluntarily work done for pleasure work done for satisfaction
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Antonyms

grunt work task done for money task done for reward tiring work unwelcome task work done for money
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Hypernyms

project labor task undertaking

Examples

It was a labor of love and they did really well. Ian Hunter

I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is as great as it is because it's become it's a labor of love. They love what they do. Charles Osgood

Technology has eliminated the basement darkroom and the whole notion of photography as an intense labor of love for obsessives and replaced them with a sense of immediacy and instant gratification. Joe McNally

I'm really proud of an independent movie called 'Angel's Perch' that you can get now on demand. It's a labor of love. People worked really, really hard, and it's a beautiful film. Ashley Jones

Limp Bizkit is my main priority, but my side project, Black Light Burns, is still a labor of love. We have a record written, so we'll see when that comes out. When we tour, we go out in a van and trailer with me driving. Wes Borland

If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. Regina Brett

Close letter words and terms

labor leader labor market labor movement labor offices labor organizer labor pain