beloved

Pronunciation

Predicative adjective

• enPR: bĭ-lŭvd, IPA: /bɪˈlʌvd/

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• Hyphenation: be‧loved

Attributive adjective

• enPR: bĭ-lŭv′ĭd, IPA: /bɪˈlʌvɪd/
• Hyphenation: be‧lov‧ed

Adjective

Positive beloved

Comparative more beloved

Superlative most beloved

1. If someone is beloved, he or she is dearly loved by other people.

   His beloved wife has just passed away.

Related words

• dear