Darling vs Adored - What's the difference?
darling | adored | Synonyms |
A person who is dear to one.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling , after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 15, author=Felicity Cloake, work=Guardian
, title= Dear; cherished.
charming
(adore)
To worship.
*(Tobias Smollett) (1721–1771)
*:Bishops and priests,bearing the host, which he [James] publicly adored .
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
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* (1800-1859)
*:The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Montouth.
To be very fond of.
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*:"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places."
(lb) To adorn.
*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:Like to the hore / Congealed drops, which do the morn adore .
Darling is a synonym of adored.
As a proper noun darling
is , originally a nickname from darling.As a verb adored is
(adore).darling
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Alternative forms
* (informal) *Noun
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Synonyms
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* media darlingAdjective
(er)- She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
- Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.