different between endearment vs beloved

English

Alternative forms

• indearment

Etymology

endear +? -ment

Noun

endearment (plural endearments)

1. The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
2. The state or characteristic of being endeared.
3. An expression of affection.

Synonyms

• (state or characteristic of being endeared): belovedness
• (expression of affection): term of endearment

Related terms

• dear

Translations

References

• endearment at OneLook Dictionary Search

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.

Translations

Noun

beloved (plural beloveds)

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

Translations

Verb

beloved

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

Alternative forms

• belovèd (poetry)
• belov'd