loved one

loved one — loved ,one noun count someone you care about very much, especially a member of your family …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

loved one — loved′ one n. cvb a close or cherished relation • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

loved one — noun a person who you love, usually a member of your family • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul * * * a close or cherished relation: to mourn the loss of our loved ones. [1860 65] * * * loved one UK US …   Useful english dictionary

loved one — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms loved one : singular loved one plural loved ones someone who you care about very much, especially a member of your family …   English dictionary

loved one — noun a) A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment. I felt myself the protector of my loved one. She leaned against me. b) A recently deceased person …   Wiktionary

loved one —    the corpse    The phrase is today widely used of both the living and the dead without enquiry as to its appropriateness:     As for the Loved One, poor fellow, he wanders like a sad ghost through the funeral men s pronouncements. (J. Mitford,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

loved one — a close or cherished relation: to mourn the loss of our loved ones. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

loved one — sweetheart, beloved one, dearest heart …   English contemporary dictionary

The Loved One — infobox Book | name = The Loved One title orig = translator = author = Evelyn Waugh cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Satirical, Novel publisher = Little, Brown (USA) Chapman Hall (UK) release date =… …   Wikipedia

The Loved One (film) — Infobox Movie name =The Loved One caption = imdb id =0059410 writer =Terry Southern Christopher Isherwood Evelyn Waugh (novel) starring =Robert Morse Anjanette Comer Rod Steiger John Gielgud Liberace director =Tony Richardson producer =John… …   Wikipedia

The Loved One —    Voir Cher Disparu …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films