Antonyms for beloved


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : bih-luhv-id, -luhvd
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈlʌv ɪd, -ˈlʌvd


Definition of beloved

Origin :
  • late 14c., from past participle of verb belove (c.1200), from be- + loven "to love" (see love (v.)). Noun meaning "one who is beloved" is from 1520s.
  • adj adored
  • noun someone adored
Example sentences :
  • The laws of the country made it impossible to accompany her beloved husband.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • For her sake her beloved sister should be cordially welcomed.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • To me, at least, the blow is easier to bear when I know that His beloved hand didn't strike it.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It is the falsehood of the silliest poetry to say he defies the image of his beloved.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • To know that he was beloved was enough for him, and satisfied him.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I am the one who loves, and am also beloved, and that is all.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • For them, as well as for their beloved daughter, the dream was accomplished.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • And, besides, what would my dear mother do, if her beloved son were turned into a stone?
  • Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Her poor, dear beloved; he was sad enough when he found he must leave her!
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Synonyms for beloved

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