dove /dʌv/ noun5 •A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae. •A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict. •A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird. •A term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.O my dove, […] let me hear thy voice. — 1611 •(slang) Ellipsis of love dove (“a tablet of the drug ecstasy”). formsdoves