beloved

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /bɪˈlʌvd/ UK /bɪˈlʌvd/ See IPA manual

Freq #2616

Meanings

1

adj
Loved very much.

She read aloud from her beloved book of poems.
2

noun
A person who is loved.

He wrote a letter to his beloved every day.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · loved very much. dear loved precious

2 noun · a person who is loved. love

Opposites

disliked unbelovedunloved

Word family

Forms beloveds

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Phrases (1)

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beloved queen
a queen who is greatly loved by her people

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English beloved, biloved, equivalent to belove + -ed.

beloved Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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