Top 17 Love Words That Start With Y (Curated & Ranked)

Below, we list both “Y” words that can be used to describe someone you love and “Y” words that relate to love more generally. We include definitions for each word to explain how they relate to love.

Scroll past the list for our featured quotes about love that use these “Y” words!

“Y” Words To Describe Someone You Love

1. Up

   13

   Down
   ::

   Yearning

   meaning that the person is longing for you

2. Up

   10

   Down
   ::

   Yielding

   agreeable

3. Up

   11

   Down
   ::

   Youthful

   feeling young because of love

4. Up

   8

   Down
   ::

   Young

   referring to your “young love” as a teenager, or a significant other who is younger than you

5. Up

   8

   Down
   ::

   Yuppie

   young and fashionable

6. Up

   5

   Down
   ::

   Yummy

   a way of saying that you find someone attractive

7. Up

   2

   Down
   ::

   Yeatsian

   a fan of Yeats’ poetry

Other “Y” Love Words

1. Up

   13

   Down
   ::

   Yippee

   feeling elated about love

2. Up

   6

   Down
   ::

   Yours

   a feeling of belonging with the other person

3. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Yearning

   having an intense longing for someone you love

4. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Yahoo

   expression of excitement

5. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Yay

   expression of happiness

6. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Yet

   alluding to the fact that you will find love someday

7. Up

   4

   Down
   ::

   Yoke

   refers to a connection between two people and overcoming challenges together

8. Up

   3

   Down
   ::

   Yes

   answer to a proposal

9. Up

   2

   Down
   ::

   Yin & Yang

   in harmony

10. Up

    -1

    Down
    ::

    You

    your significant other

Quotes Using the “Y” Love Words

The following quotes relate to love and use some of the love words that start with Y in our list above:

• “I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love… I sought what I might love, in love with loving.” -Saint Augustine of Hippo
• “The longing for sweets is really a yearning for love or ‘sweetness.'” -Marion Woodman
• “Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light.” -Saint Bernard
• “And I promise you, kid, I’ll give you so much more than I get… I just haven’t met you yet!” -Michael Buble