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Dearest   /dˈɪrəst/   Listen
Dearest

noun
1.
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment.  Synonyms: beloved, dear, honey, love.



Dear

adjective
(compar. dearer; superl. dearest)
1.
Dearly loved.  Synonyms: beloved, darling.
2.
With or in a close or intimate relationship.  Synonyms: good, near.  "My sisters and brothers are near and dear"
3.
Earnest.  Synonyms: devout, earnest, heartfelt.  "Devout wishes for their success" , "Heartfelt condolences"
4.
Having a high price.  Synonyms: costly, high-priced, pricey, pricy.  "High-priced merchandise" , "Much too dear for my pocketbook" , "A pricey restaurant"



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"Dearest" Quotes from Famous Books



... later, in Chicago, a similarly friendly offer from a policeman of whom I had inquired the way. Recognizing an English accent, he had instantly divined what my dearest wish must be. I then asked him how prohibition was affecting the people on his beat. He said that a few drunkards were less comfortable and a few wives more serene; but for the most part he had seen no increase of happiness, and the extra money that it provided ...
— Roving East and Roving West • E.V. Lucas

... where dwells my beloved, my dearest friend, my sister, and the mistress of my heart," interrupted Goethe. "She is all this, for she is my all in all. The fountains of bliss and love which here and there I have drawn from, refreshing my heart ...
— Old Fritz and the New Era • Louise Muhlbach

... know I have been bearing it all alone and I dared not take any further responsibility even to—to shield you, dearest, ...
— At the Crossroads • Harriet T. Comstock

... no bones about the cost; You knows I never stick About a trifle to amuse, So, dearest Pol, ...
— The Sketches of Seymour (Illustrated), Complete • Robert Seymour

... already his movements in Gaul show that his practice is to conform to his theory. I feel that you will pardon, nay, that you will commend me for the plainness with which I impart such knowledge as I may possess. It will be to me the dearest happiness, if I can subserve in any way, consistently with my duty to Rome, the interests ...
— Zenobia - or, The Fall of Palmyra • William Ware


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