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Beloved vs Dearest - What's the difference?

beloved | dearest |

Dearest is a synonym of beloved.



As adjectives the difference between beloved and dearest

is that beloved is loved while dearest is superlative of dear.

As nouns the difference between beloved and dearest

is that beloved is someone who is loved; something that is loved while dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment.

beloved

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • loved

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone who is loved; something that is loved

    • dearest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dear)
  • * So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXXVII

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beloved person; a term of endearment.

    • Synonyms

    * beloved * honey * darling * sweetheart

    Anagrams

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