different between beloved vs sweetheart

English

Etymology

belove +? -ed.

Pronunciation

Predicative adjective and past participle

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: b?-l?vd, IPA^(key): /b??l?vd/
• Rhymes: -?vd
• Hyphenation: be?loved

Attributive adjective and noun

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: b?-l?v??d, IPA^(key): /b??l?v?d/
• Rhymes: -?v?d
• Hyphenation: be?lov?ed

Adjective

beloved (comparative more beloved, superlative most beloved)

1. Much loved, dearly loved.

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Noun

beloved (plural beloveds)

1. Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

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Verb

beloved

1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.

Alternative forms

• belovèd (poetry)
• belov'd

English

Etymology

sweet +? heart

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?swi?t?h??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?swit?h??t/, [?swi??(?)??t??]

Noun

sweetheart (plural sweethearts)

1. A person who is always very kind.

2. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
3. (US) A female member of a college or university fraternity.

Synonyms

• (kind person): sweetie.
• (romantic term of endearment): babe baby dear, darling, sweetie, see also Thesaurus:sweetheart

Derived terms

• sweetheart cabbage
• sweetheart cake
• sweetheart contract
• sweetheart deal
• sweetheart neckline
• sweetheart tax

Related terms

• sweet
• sweetie

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Anagrams

• wet heaters