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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-beloved

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
well--beloved
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sincerely and deeply loved

adj

Sincerely respected

Formal

Etymology

From Middle English wel-biloved, equivalent to well + beloved.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more well-beloved (comparative) most well-beloved (superlative)

Questions

What does well-beloved mean?
Sincerely and deeply loved
Where does well-beloved come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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