dearest

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪəɹɪst/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹɪst/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪəɹɪst, (General American) -ɪɹɪst

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: dear‧est

Adjective

dearest

1. 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

• nearest and dearest

Noun

dearest (plural dearests)

1. A beloved person; a term of endearment.

Synonyms

• beloved
• honey
• darling
• sweetheart

Translations

a beloved person; a term of endearment — see also darling

• Finnish: rakkain

Anagrams

• red teas, sad tree, estrade, readest, derates, steared, sed rate, Tasered, reasted, redates, sedater, e-daters, readset, atredes, e-trades, serated, tasered