Beloved
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈlʌvd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Beloved is an adjective meaning Much loved, dearly loved.
Meaning
Much loved, dearly loved.
More Meanings
- Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of belove.
Example Sentences
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.
There was a youthe, and a well-beloved youthe, / And he was a ſquires ſon: / He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, / That lived in Iſlington.
Sheep woolly skins were dunked and dunked again, / And for whose coming? Nobody’s but yours; / So no-one else’s party boy would look / Beloveder to his than you to me.
Word Forms
- beloveder
- belovedest
- beloveth
- beloveds
- belov'd
Synonyms for beloved
Depending on context, synonyms include dear, favoured, lief, lovable, loved, lovely.
Antonyms for beloved
Common opposites include disliked, unbeloved, beloathed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dearest, love, loved, darling, dear, honey.
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Sources & Attribution
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