dearest
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪəɹɪst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪɹɪst/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪəɹɪst, (General American) -ɪɹɪst
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: dear‧est
Adjective edit
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.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
dearest (plural dearests)
- A beloved person; a term of endearment.