beloved
//bɪˈlʌvd//
Forms
- Comparative
- more beloved
- Superlative
- most beloved
- Plural
- beloveds
Definitions
1.Much loved, dearly loved.
- Don’t worry, belovedest little angel, all is going quite well and Hub takes ever such care.
- The vacuum brake, much beloved by English- (though not Scottish-) built or inspired railways, but little favoured elsewhere.
- In yonder corner your little chair, / where you often sat at my knee, / singing your sweet murmuring hymns, / my belovèd child!
1.Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4578
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English beloved, biloved, equivalent to belove + -ed.