Loved

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

loved
    adj 1: held dear; "his loved companion of many years" [ant:
           {unloved}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved} (l[u^]vd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See {Love},
   n.]
   1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or
      good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love
      one's country; to love one's God.
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            Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
            and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
                                                  --Matt. xxii.
                                                  37.
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            Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt.
                                                  xxii. 39.
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   2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that
      of one sex for the other.
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   3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or
      desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like;
      as, to love books; to love adventures.
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            Wit, eloquence, and poetry.
            Arts which I loved.                   --Cowley.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

loved \loved\ adj.
   1. p. p. of {love}, v. t.. Opposite of {unloved}. [Narrower
      terms: {admired, esteemed}] Also See: {wanted}.
      [WordNet 1.5]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "loved":
      admired, adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearly beloved,
      esteemed, favorite, held dear, pet, popular, precious, prized,
      revered, treasured, well-beloved, well-liked, white-haired