BELOVED
(also see LOVED)
ADJECTIVES
1000 ► LOVEWENDE beloved; lovable; loving, affectionate; lovely → obs.
1225 ► DEARWORTH → DERWORTH beloved; dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear
1300 ► DEARLY beloved; dear → obs.
1300 ► DEARWORTHY → DERWORTHY beloved; dearly esteemed, dear → obs.
1400 ► TIT beloved; dear; fond → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1460 ► WHITE beloved; precious; dear, favourite
1475 ► SUGARED beloved, dear; precious → obs.
1494 ► AFFECTIONATE beloved; held in affection → obs.
1600 ► AFFECTED beloved; loved → obs.
1769 ► BOOLIE beloved, much-loved → obs.
1889 ► BELIKED beloved; loved, liked → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1205 ► LEMAN a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart → arch.
1300 ► HEART a person’s beloved, one’s darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address
1300 ► SWEETING a beloved person; dear one, darling, sweetheart; a term of endearment → arch.
1315 ► DRUERY a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress → obs.
1450 ► FAIR a beloved or beautiful woman; one’s sweetheart
1459 ► BEST-BELOVED a most beloved person; spec. a lover, a sweetheart
1460 ► HEART-ROOT a beloved person; a sweetheart; a darling; a loved one → obs.
1534 ► BELOVE a beloved person → obs.
1539 ► WHITE SON a beloved or favourite son; a boy or man who is specially favoured or indulged → obs.
1602 ► PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling
1648 ► SWEETLING a term of endearment for a beloved person
1829 ► YEARNLING a beloved child; a young child over which one yearns
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