beloved
- adjective
- /bɪˈlʌvɪd/
- Could there be a more beloved CEO in the tech space right now?
- a beloved son
- a beloved wife
- a beloved uncle
It is our famed, our beloved, our what?
- It is our famed, our beloved, our what?
- Enjoy this episode with the beloved Jelly Roll.
- Up next, we've got everybody's most beloved audiobook service, Audible.
- It had some of the world's most beloved models and influencers backing it.
- You were the front woman of a beloved franchise.
- So, So what you mentioned WHO, the world's most beloved organization.
- Then I imagine being a beloved son of God with no memory at all.
- And one of those is our dearly beloved Gavin Newsom.
- Biography is both beloved and besmirched as an historical form.
- No, do not come for our beloved Paschetti.
- And I mean, they are just so beloved.
Examples
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The Karate Kid is so beloved and important.
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Moses was a prophet, and beloved of God.
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Then I imagine being a beloved son of God with no memory at all.
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And he was very beloved and people were drawn to him.
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Your trusted doctor is a beloved friend to the family.
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Farewell, my beloved teacher and guide.
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Old friends in the causes he had served so well embraced him as a beloved comrade-in-arms.
Academic text (1992) -
Preston and Williams, the STEAM scholar, beloved educator and spiritual leader.
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And one of those is our dearly beloved Gavin Newsom.
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Rhea Perlman has been a beloved fixture on our TVs over the years.
Synonyms
Loved and valued very much
Very important and loved because of strong personal feelings
Loved very much by someone
Liked more than other things of the same kind
Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory
A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories
Very valuable to someone because they care about it
A person or thing that someone loves very much
Much loved and highly valued by someone
A person or thing that someone cares about very much
Loved very much by one person or by many people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Loved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beloved comes from the prefix be- plus the word love, so it literally means 'completely loved' or 'deeply loved'. That's why we call a person or thing beloved when we greatly cherish them.