different between dearest vs loved

English

Etymology

dear +? -est, superlative-forming suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d????st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???st/
• Hyphenation: dear?est

Adjective

dearest

1. superlative form of dear: most dear

Translations

Noun

dearest (plural dearests)

1. A beloved person; a term of endearment.

Synonyms

• beloved
• honey
• darling
• sweetheart

Translations

Anagrams

• Tasered, atredes, derates, e-trades, estrade, readest, readset, reasted, red teas, redates, sad tree, sed rate, sedater, steared, tasered

English

Etymology

From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ?elufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?vd/

Verb

loved

1. simple past tense and past participle of love

Adjective

loved (comparative more loved, superlative most loved)

1. Being the object of love.
   • 1997, Charlie W. Shedd, How to Make People Really Feel Loved: And Other Life-Giving Observations, Vine Books, ?ISBN.
   • 1999, Valerie Grove, Laurie Lee: The Well-Loved Stranger, Penguin Books (2001), ?ISBN.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:beloved

Translations

Anagrams

• Dovel, voled