: dearly loved : dear to the heart
- our beloved grandmother
- a beloved public figure
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Examples of beloved in a Sentence
He is a beloved public figure.
an actor beloved by millions of fans
one of the city's most beloved buildings
Recent Examples of beloved from the Web
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Get lost at Powell’s Books, a bookstore that has been of the city’s most beloved attractions since 1971.
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Also beloved of campus activists are trigger warnings, when instructors preface potentially upsetting texts, such as a novel with a rape scene, with a note of caution.
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Yet, despite a distinctly terrible name, PNC is beloved among baseball’s congregants, and is widely considered to be one of the best stadiums in the country.
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But Harry Dean Stanton most definitely is remembered as one of the most beloved actors born in the Bluegrass.
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But perhaps no computer was more beloved by its users than the Amiga.
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Where to Eat Giant: Jason Vincent isn’t a household name outside Chicago, but few chefs are more locally beloved.
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Perhaps no Bulldogs football player is more beloved than Watson, a 6-foot, 200-pound senior linebacker who was an all-state selection as a junior by the Indiana Football Coaches Association.
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Something so campy and yet so beloved seems to cry out for a musical parody.
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Origin and Etymology of beloved
Middle English, from past participle of beloven to love, from be- + loven to love
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
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Synonyms
cherished, darling, dear, fair-haired, favored, favorite, fond, loved, pet, precious, special, sweet, white-haired;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
abhorred, abominated, despised, detested, disdained, disfavored, disliked, execrated, hated, loathed, unfavorite;
BELOVED Defined for English Language Learners
BELOVED Defined for Kids
: greatly loved : very dear
a beloved friend
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