| ADJECTIVE | all | loved | held dear |
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| Sounds | lah'vd | |
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| Rhymes | beloved ... unloved: 4 rhymes with ahvd... | |
| Meaning | Held dear. | |
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| Example | "his loved companion of many years" | |
| Narrower | admired | Regarded with admiration |
| adored, idolized, idolised, worshipped | Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god) | |
| beloved, darling, dear | dearly loved | |
| blue-eyed, fair-haired, white-haired | favorite | |
| cherished, precious, treasured, wanted | Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | |
| favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | |
| See also | wanted | desired or wished for or sought |
| Opposite | unloved | not loved |
| Spanish | adorado, amado, estimado, querido | |
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