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What is the difference between beloved and lief?

beloved | lief |

As adjectives the difference between beloved and lief

is that beloved is loved while lief is (archaic) beloved, dear, agreeable.

As a noun beloved

is someone who is loved; something that is loved.

As a adverb lief is

(archaic|except uk dialectal) readily, willingly.

beloved

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • loved

    • Noun

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

    • lief

    English

    Adjective

  • (archaic) beloved, dear, agreeable
  • (archaic) willing

    • Derived terms

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    Adverb

  • (archaic, except UK dialectal) Readily, willingly.
  • * 1869 , RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone , II:
    • these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].
    I'd as lief have one as t'other.

    Derived terms

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    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "lief")

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