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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



... are dreadful! Knowledge is like death sometimes, but not to know is like frightened dying! Oh, warm, warm! I shall be glad when it is all over and we leave Richmond for the mountains and the streams again, and for your wedding, dearest heart!" ...
— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston

... seeking dragons in all countries, chasing deceit over land and sea. And now once more my dearest hope falls empty and stale. Why, what's this?" A choking sound beside him stopped the ...
— The Dragon of Wantley - His Tale • Owen Wister

... safely arrive in California, I may drop you a letter telling at least of my arrival, should there be nothing of more importance to communicate to your reverence. Meanwhile, I send my best regards to your mother, my dearest sister, to my niece, and to all our brethren. Remember me to my beloved Dr. Onofre Verd, and to the other pupils of mine, friends and neighbors and acquaintances, specially to Fr. Rector de Selva, Dr. Jayme Font, and finally to all, not without the request ...
— Chimes of Mission Bells • Maria Antonia Field

... "Not at all, dearest. Nervous and impatient, perhaps. You must make allowances for me. A doctor's life is full of professional worries. I've had a trying day at the hospital, and I suppose ...
— The Seven Secrets • William Le Queux

... silently as though he would answer for me if he could, and summoning up what courage I possessed, I told her that I deeply regretted she had overheard my inconsiderate words. That I had never meant to wound her, whatever bitterness lay in my heart towards one who had thwarted me in my dearest and most cherished hopes. That I humbly begged her pardon and would so far acknowledge her claim upon me as to promise that I would not leave my home at this time, if it distressed her; my desire being not to injure her, ...
— A Strange Disappearance • Anna Katharine Green


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