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Princeton's WordNet

  1. beloved, dear, dearest, honey, lovenoun

    a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Wiktionary

  1. dearestnoun

    A beloved person; a term of endearment.

  2. Etymology: From dear + -est, superlative-forming suffix.

Wikipedia

  1. DeArest

    DeArest is a song by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki, released as her 24th single on September 27, 2001.

ChatGPT

  1. dearest

    Dearest refers to a person who is greatly loved or cherished, often used as an affectionate form of address. It can also mean most precious or valuable, being a term of endearment. It is generally used to express deep affection or love towards someone.

Wikidata

  1. Dearest

    "Dearest" is the 24th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released September 27, 2001. It is featured on the Best of InuYasha Soundtrack. It was the third ending theme of the anime series InuYasha.

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Anagrams for dearest »

  1. readest

  2. redates

  3. sedater

  4. tasered

  5. Tasered

  6. derates

  7. estrade

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dearest in a Sentence

  1. William Shatner:

    I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried.

  2. Plato, Symposium:

    But, my dearest Agathon, it is truth which you cannot contradict; you can without any difficulty contradict Socrates.

  3. Adam Silver:

    For 22 years, I had a courtside seat to watch David in action, he was a mentor and one of my dearest friends. We spent countless hours in the office, at arenas and on planes wherever the game would take us. Like every NBA legend, David had extraordinary talents, but with him it was always about the fundamentals preparation, attention to detail, and hard work.

  4. Mandy Moore -LRB- @mandymooremm -RRB-:

    It's been over a decade since I've hit the road but I am thrilled to put together an intimate, elevated evening of new and old tunes, performed with a superb group of musicians( in fact some are my nearest and dearest), i want the show to have threads of what the writing and recording process was like with this band, almost like you've been invited in our living room for an inside glimpse.

  5. Patanjali:

    Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart.

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