Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
- A favourite.
- The favourite child in a family.
- (by extension) A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
- (obsolete) A royal favourite, the intimate companion of a monarch or other royal personage, often delegated significant political power.
Adjektiivi
- Very dear; beloved, cherished, favourite.
- (affected) Very cute or lovable; adorable, charming, sweet.
Verbi
Esimerkit
- But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.
- If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and consigned to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender. One of the darlings of the early vegetarian movement (particularly in its even sadder form, the cutlet), it was on the menu at John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium [sic], and has since become the default Sunday option for vegetarians – and a default source of derision for everyone else.
- She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
- Well isn't that a darling little outfit she has on.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | darlings |
| Komparatiivi | darlinger |
| Superlatiivi | darlingest |