BELOVED

beloved, darling, dear

(adjective) dearly loved

beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love

(noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

beloved (comparative more beloved, superlative most beloved)

Much loved, dearly loved.

Noun

beloved (plural beloveds)

Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

Verb

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.

BELOVE

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



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14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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