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beloved

/bɪˈlʌvd/ Canada, US, UK
/bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/ Canada, US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌvd, -ʌvɪd

Where it comes from

From Middle English beloved, biloved, equivalent to belove + -ed.

adjective more beloved · beloveder · most beloved · belovedest · beloveth

Much loved, dearly loved. You are as beloved to me as a puppy dog
Similar: beloved, dear, favoured, lief, lovable, loved, lovely, lovewende, precious, special · Opposite: beloathed

Opposite: disliked, unbeloved, unloved

noun beloveds · beloveth

Someone who is loved; something that is loved. […] Chriſtian, with deſire fell ſick, Hopeful alſo had a fit or two of the ſame Diſeaſe: Wherefore, here they lay by it a while, crying out, becauſe of their pangs, If ye ſee my Beloved, tell him that I am ſick of love.
Opposite: beloathed, love

verb belovèd · belov'd · beloveth

obsolete, participle, past simple past and past participle of belove Dearly beloved in the Lord, ye coming to his holy Communion, must consider what St. Paul writeth to the Corinthians, how he exhorteth all persons diligently to try and examine themselves, or ever they presume to eat of this bread, and drink of this Cup: […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dearest, love, loved, darling, dear, loved one, honey, loving, sweetheart, sweetie, lover, dearly, like, precious, cherished, babe

adjective

Opposite: disliked, unbeloved, unloved

Translations

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adj much loved

Español	amado, querido, bienamado, dilecto
한국어	사랑하는 saranghaneun
日本語	最愛 saiai, 愛しい itoshii, 恋しい koishii, 親愛なる shin'ai-naru
中文	親愛的 /亲爱的 qīn'ài de, 心愛的 /心爱的 xīn'ài de, 鍾愛的 /钟爱的 zhōng'ài de
हिन्दी	प्रिय priya, प्रिया priyā, प्रियतम priytam, प्रियतमा priyatmā, प्यारा pyārā, प्यारी pyārī
Português	amado
Français	bien-aimé, chéri
Deutsch	beliebt, geliebt
Italiano	amato, carissimo, squisito
Ελληνικά	αγαπημένος agapiménos
Română	iubit
Русский	возлю́бленный vozljúblennyj, люби́мый ljubímyj, жела́нный želánnyj
Tiếng Việt	yêu quý, yêu dấu
العربية	مَحْبُوب maḥbūb
עברית	אהוב ahuv

noun someone who is loved

Español	amado, enamorado
日本語	恋人 koibito, 彼 kare, 彼氏 kareshi, 彼女 kanojo
中文	心愛的人 /心爱的人 xīn'ài de rén
हिन्दी	प्रिय priya, प्रिया priyā, प्रियतम priytam, प्रियतमा priyatmā, प्यारा pyārā, प्यारी pyārī
Português	amado
Français	amant, amante
Deutsch	Liebe, Liebchen, Liebling, Geliebter, Geliebte
Italiano	amato
Română	iubit, iubită, drag, dragă
Русский	возлю́бленный vozljúblennyj, возлю́бленная vozljúblennaja, люби́мый ljubímyj, люби́мая ljubímaja
العربية	حَبِيب ḥabīb
עברית	אהוב ahuv, אהובה ahuva, דּוֹד dod

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@misc{beloved_2026,
  title = {beloved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beloved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}