beloved (noun)
1beloved — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of beloven to love, from be + loven to love Date: 14th century dearly loved ; dear to the heart • beloved noun …
2beloved — (adj.) late 14c., from pp. of verb belove (c.1200), from BE (Cf. be ) + loven to love (see LOVE (Cf. love) (v.)). Noun meaning one who is beloved is from 1520s …
3beloved — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dearly loved. ► NOUN ▪ a much loved person …
4beloved — I UK / US adjective 1) UK [bɪˈlʌvɪd] / US a beloved friend, object etc is one that you love very much. This word is sometimes used humorously to say that someone likes something too much He s cleaning his beloved motorbike. 2) UK [bɪˈlʌvd] / US… …
5beloved — [[t]bɪlʌ̱vɪd[/t]] (When the adjective is not followed by a noun it is pronounced [[t]bɪlʌ̱vd[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n, also v link ADJ of/by n A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for. He lost his beloved… …
6beloved — be|lov|ed1 adjective / bI l229vId / MAINLY LITERARY a beloved friend, object, etc. is one that you love very much. This word is sometimes used humorously to say that someone likes something too much. a. [ bı lʌvd ] beloved of/by FORMAL very much… …
7beloved — 1. adjective her beloved brother Syn: darling, dear, dearest, precious, adored, much loved, cherished, treasured, prized, highly regarded, admired, esteemed, worshiped, revered, venerated, idolized Ant: h …
8beloved — 1. adjective her beloved brother Syn: darling, dear, precious, adored, cherished, treasured, prized, valued, idolized Ant: hated 2. noun he watched his beloved Syn: sweetheart …
9beloved — An adjective applied both to children (1 Cor. 4:17) and to adult Christians (1 Pet. 2:11) and even to Christ (Eph. 1:6, though there the Greek uses the perfect passive participle of the verb as a noun). The ‘Beloved Disciple’ is mentioned in the… …
10beloved — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See love. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. loved, adored, worshiped, cherished, dear, favorite, admired, highly regarded or valued, idolized, precious, prized, dearest, yearned for, hallowed, popular,… …
