"dearest" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪəɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪɹɪst/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-dearest.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪəɹɪst, (General American) -ɪɹɪst Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} dearest
  1. superlative form of dear: most dear Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: dear (extra: most dear) Derived forms: nearest and dearest
    Sense id: en-dearest-en-adj-~fLLRJj-

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪəɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪɹɪst/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-dearest.ogg [General-American] Forms: dearests [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪəɹɪst, (General American) -ɪɹɪst Head templates: {{en-noun}} dearest (plural dearests)
  1. A beloved person; a term of endearment. Synonyms: beloved, honey, darling, sweetheart Translations (a beloved person; a term of endearment — see also darling): rakkain (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dearest-en-noun-AAGgryzK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91

Inflected forms

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