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- [deer]
- /dɪər/
- /ˈdɪə.rɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deer]
- /dɪər/
Definitions of dearest word
- vocative noun dearest You can call someone dearest when you are very fond of them. 3
- adjective dearest When you are writing to someone you are very fond of, you can use dearest at the beginning of the letter before the person's name. 3
- superlative adjective dearest Your dearest wishes or hopes are things that you hope very much will happen. 3
- adjective dearest used as an affectionate way of addressing someone 3
- adjective dearest most cherished 3
- noun dearest used as a very affectionate form of address 3
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Origin of dearest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English dere, Old English dēore; cognate with Old High German tiuri, Old Norse dȳrr
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Parts of speech for Dearest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dearest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dearest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dearest
noun dearest
- honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- sweetheart — either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
- pet — a fit of peevishness, sulking, or bad mood.
- sugar — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
adjective dearest
- bosom — A woman's breasts are sometimes referred to as her bosom or her bosoms.
- beloved — A beloved person, thing, or place is one that you feel great affection for.
- buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
- favourite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- favorite — a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
Top questions with dearest
- who played mommie dearest?
- when i am dead my dearest?
- who played mommy dearest?
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