dearest
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈdɪrɪst/
- Informal
- "Most of all, my dearest, how are you?"
- dearest friend
- nearest and dearest
- dearest partner
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- I was so absolutely mortified that I basically told the nearest and dearest to me.
Examples
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She wrote a heartfelt letter to her dearest expressing her love.
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And then it came to me, one of my dearest friends in the world, Mary.
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My family and my dearest friends.
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My nearest and dearest are here to watch the documentary.
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Farewell, my dearest sister, fare you well.
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You are one of my dearest friends and intellectual mentors.
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Francesca's one of my dearest and closest friends.
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I've always thought of you and treated you as one of my closest and dearest friends...
Fiction book (1992) -
It's from West Africa, and it was gifted to me by my dearest friend, Beth Ann Hardest.
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You were my mother's dearest sister, and she would approve of my leaving Nina in your care.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A word used to show love for a romantic partner
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1.0
A word you use to show love or affection to someone
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1.0
A person you love very much
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1.0
A person you love in a romantic way
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1.0
A person you love or like very much
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2.8
A person you love or care for very much
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1.0
A word people use to address someone they care about, like dear
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1.3
A person you care about deeply, like a family member or close friend
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8.2
A short, loving name for a partner or close friend
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3.2
The person someone loves most and wants to spend their life with
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3.4
A person who is very much loved
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8.1
A word used to show love or kindness to someone
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7.5
A gentle name used for someone you love
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8.4
A person you love or care about, often called this name to show love
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8.2
A friendly word you use to call someone you love, like 'darling'
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9.5
A person you love and feel close to
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9.9
A person you love and care about a lot
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8.1
A loving name for someone you care about
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Morphology
Etymology
Dearest comes from the old English word dear, which meant 'precious' or 'beloved', and the ending -est makes it 'most'. So dearest is a warm name for the person you love most.