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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



... me whilst dancing!" said the schoolmaster's Annette to her most intimate friend, but she should not have said this, not even to her dearest friend, but it is difficult to keep such things to one's self—like sand in a purse with a hole in it, it soon runs out—and although Rudy was so steady and good it was soon known that ...
— The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales. • Hans Christian Andersen

... always to consider what a position her lord occupied in the world, and to beware of crossing the border line which separated the monarch from his subjects, and even from those who were of the highest rank and dearest to him, was gratefully received, for she remembered the sharp rebuff which she had already experienced from her lover. It proved this excellent man's good will toward her, and her eyes fairly hung upon his lips as he informed ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers

... sad closing to so brilliant a life. Far away from country and home, from his dearest friends, his beloved wife, and his darling child, with no loving one to sympathize with him in his pain, and comfort him in his sadness—to listen reverently to his dying words, to close tenderly his darkened eyes, and to weep over the pale beauty of his dead face. ...
— Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children • Grace Greenwood

... was firm—"I believe you are not Queen of Galavia yet by a good bit. There's a fairly husky American anarchist in this game, dearest, who has designs ...
— The Lighted Match • Charles Neville Buck

... husband, Debbie, and the man I love—and that's first of all! And I must go to him now—I must not keep him waiting. Bless you, dearest! I am happy now. Never mind the others. You can tell them after I'm gone. But I felt that I must speak to YOU before I went. Oh, I am so glad I did! Goodbye, darling! ...
— Sisters • Ada Cambridge


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