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Sweetheart vs Dearest - What's the difference?

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Dearest is a synonym of sweetheart.



As nouns the difference between sweetheart and dearest

is that sweetheart is a person who is always very kind while dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment.

As an adjective dearest is

superlative of dear.

sweetheart

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who is always very kind.
    • She is such a sweetheart , she never complains about me being late.
  • A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
    • John married his highschool sweetheart in 1981.
  • A female member of a college or university fraternity.

    • Synonyms

    * (kind) sweetie. * (romantic term of endearment) dear, darling, sweetie.

    Derived terms

    * sweetheart deal * sweetheart neckline * sweetheart tax

    Related terms

    * sweet * sweetie

    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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