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best loved

best loved is the superlative form of well-loved.

Meaning of well-loved

Adjective

well-loved (comparative better-loved or more well-loved, superlative best-loved or most well-loved)

  1. Loved by many people; popular.
    • Afterward, however, he turned to more serious roles, such as “Emperor Jones” and “Othello,” and ultimately became one of the better-loved figures of the German-speaking stage.1943 May 2, Theodore Strauss, “Oscar Homolka Studies the Menu: A Noted Austrian Actor Talks of Letters, Art, Light Wines and Duck”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
  2. (euphemistic) Highly used or having a worn condition; showing significant signs of wear and tear, age, or previous frequent use.

Forms of best loved

alternative formbest-loved
alternative formbestloved

Questions about best loved

What is best loved the superlative form of?
Best loved is the superlative form of well-loved.

Words near best loved in the dictionary

  1. best in class
  2. best known
  3. Best Korea
  4. best laid plan
  5. best laid plans
  6. best loved
  7. best maid
  8. best maids
  9. best man
  10. best men
  11. best natured

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Adapted from Wiktionary: best loved (page history and authors); well-loved (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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