dearest
English
Etymology
dear + -est, superlative-forming suffix.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪəɹɪst, (General American) -ɪɹɪst
Audio (GA): (file) - Hyphenation: dear‧est
Adjective
dearest
- superlative form of dear: most dear
- 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 37”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
- So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth.
Translations
superlative of dear
Noun
dearest (plural dearests)
- A beloved person; a term of endearment.
Synonyms
Translations
a beloved person; a term of endearment — see also darling
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