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Dearest vs Lovely - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between dearest and lovely

is that dearest is superlative of dear while lovely is beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

As nouns the difference between dearest and lovely

is that dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment while lovely is an attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

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

    * * * * * *

    lovely

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lovely, luvelich, lufli, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
    • It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
    The music box plays a lovely melody.
    The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.
  • * Robert of Brunne
    • Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely .
  • Very nice, wonderful.
    • It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
  • (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
  • * Shakespeare
    • a most lovely gentlemanlike man
  • (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
  • * Chaucer
    • Many a lovely look on them he cast.
  • * Shakespeare
    • a lovely kiss
    Synonyms
    * lovable * lovesome * loving
    Derived terms
    * lovelily * loveliness
    Related terms
    * loverly * lovingly

    Noun

    (lovelies)
  • An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
    • a calendar depicting young lovelies in bikinis
    • Goodbye, my lovely .
  • A lovely object. (rfex)
    • Synonyms
    * pretty, darling

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lovely, loflik, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Worthy to be praised.

    • Anagrams

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