beloved, darling, dear
(adjective) dearly loved
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love
(noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
beloved (comparative more beloved, superlative most beloved)
Much loved, dearly loved.
beloved (plural beloveds)
Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
beloved
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*loved", p. p. & a.
Definition: Greatly loved; dear to the heart. Antony, so well beloved of Cæsar. Shak. This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.
Be*lov"ed, n.
Definition: One greatly loved. My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16.
Be*love", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved.] Etym: [OE. bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t.]
Definition: To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
