well-beloved

[ wel-bi-luhv-id, -luhvd ]

adjective

1. loved deeply and sincerely:

   my well-beloved fiancé.

2. highly respected and honored:

   our well-beloved speaker.

noun

1. a person who is loved dearly:

   in respect for the well-beloved.

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-beloved¹

1350–1400; Middle English wel biloved

Example Sentences

She reflected on the well-beloved film in a 2017 interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

As Amy spoke, a great tear dropped on the golden hair of the sleeping child in her arms, for her one well-beloved daughter was a frail little creature and the dread of losing her was the shadow over Amy’s sunshine.

From Literature

Beth was soon able to lie on the study sofa all day, amusing herself with the well-beloved cats at first, and in time with doll’s sewing, which had fallen sadly behind-hand.

From Literature

Marvel's growing roster of well-beloved, fearsome, female characters of color is undeniably exciting.

From Salon

Thanks to Scheherazade’s strategy, her father was no longer a courtier and unwilling executioner but a king in his own right, a well-beloved king, what was more, a wise man, a man of peace, succeeding a bloody ogre.

From New York Times