A person who is much loved

• beloved

  1. A beloved person
  2. Someone who is loved; something that is loved

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  1. A beloved person
  2. Someone who is loved; something that is loved

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• darling

  1. A favorite
  2. One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite:
  3. A sweet, lovable, or gracious person

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  1. A favorite
  2. One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favorite:
  3. A sweet, lovable, or gracious person

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• dear

  1. An endearing person; one who arouses gentle affection, tenderness, or gratitude
  2. A person who is greatly loved. Often used as a form of address.
  3. An endearing, lovable, or kind person:

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  1. An endearing person; one who arouses gentle affection, tenderness, or gratitude
  2. A person who is greatly loved. Often used as a form of address.
  3. An endearing, lovable, or kind person:

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• love

  1. A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
  2. An expression of one's love or affection
  3. An expression of one's affection:

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  1. A feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people
  2. An expression of one's love or affection
  3. An expression of one's affection:

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• minion

  1. (Obs.) A mistress or paramour
  2. A subordinate official, especially a servile one.
  3. A subordinate official, deputy, or the like

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  1. (Obs.) A mistress or paramour
  2. A subordinate official, especially a servile one.
  3. A subordinate official, deputy, or the like

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• precious

  1. A surname, originating as a male or female nickname.
  2. A female given name.
  3. One who is dear or beloved; a darling.

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  1. A surname, originating as a male or female nickname.
  2. A female given name.
  3. One who is dear or beloved; a darling.

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• sweet

  1. (--- Chiefly Brit.) A piece of candy or a sweet dessert
  2. A sweet, or beloved, person; darling
  3. Something, as an experience, that gives delight or satisfaction

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  1. (--- Chiefly Brit.) A piece of candy or a sweet dessert
  2. A sweet, or beloved, person; darling
  3. Something, as an experience, that gives delight or satisfaction

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• sweetheart

  1. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
  2. Something cherished for its excellent qualities.
  3. A person who is always very kind.

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  1. A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
  2. Something cherished for its excellent qualities.
  3. A person who is always very kind.

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• truelove

  1. A person who loves or is loved truly; (one's) sweetheart
  2. One's beloved; a sweetheart.
  3. One who is truly beloved; a true love.

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  1. A person who loves or is loved truly; (one's) sweetheart
  2. One's beloved; a sweetheart.
  3. One who is truly beloved; a true love.

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• sweetie

  1. (Informal) sweetheart
  2. Sweetheart; dear.

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  1. (Informal) sweetheart
  2. Sweetheart; dear.

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To make superficially more acceptable or appealing

• candy

  1. (Intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.
  2. To cook, preserve, saturate, or coat with sugar or syrup:
  3. To cook in or with sugar or syrup so as to glaze, encrust, or preserve

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  1. (Intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.
  2. To cook, preserve, saturate, or coat with sugar or syrup:
  3. To cook in or with sugar or syrup so as to glaze, encrust, or preserve

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• gild

  1. To coat with a gold color
  2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
  3. (Archaic) To smear with blood.

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  1. To coat with a gold color
  2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
  3. (Archaic) To smear with blood.

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• sugar

  1. To make sugar or syrup from sugar maple sap. Often used with off.
  2. To boil down maple syrup to form maple sugar
  3. To mix, cover, sprinkle, or sweeten with sugar

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  1. To make sugar or syrup from sugar maple sap. Often used with off.
  2. To boil down maple syrup to form maple sugar
  3. To mix, cover, sprinkle, or sweeten with sugar

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• sugarcoat

  1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
  2. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
  3. To coat with sugar:

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  1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
  2. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
  3. To coat with sugar:

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• sweeten

  1. (Games) To increase the value of (an unwon poker pot) by adding stakes before reopening.
  2. To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).
  3. To restore to purity; to free from taint.

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  1. (Games) To increase the value of (an unwon poker pot) by adding stakes before reopening.
  2. To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).
  3. To restore to purity; to free from taint.

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To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly

• adulate

  1. To admire intensely or excessively
  2. To praise too highly or flatter servilely
  3. To flatter effusively

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  1. To admire intensely or excessively
  2. To praise too highly or flatter servilely
  3. To flatter effusively

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• blandish

  1. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.
  2. To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole

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  1. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.
  2. To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole

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• butter up

  1. (Idiomatic) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

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• flatter

  1. To please or gratify (the eye, ear, senses, etc.)
  2. To make feel pleased or honored; gratify the vanity of
  3. To use flattery

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  1. To please or gratify (the eye, ear, senses, etc.)
  2. To make feel pleased or honored; gratify the vanity of
  3. To use flattery

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• slaver

  1. To slobber; drool.
  2. To let saliva run or dribble from the mouth; drool
  3. (Archaic) To slobber on or cover with saliva

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  1. To slobber; drool.
  2. To let saliva run or dribble from the mouth; drool
  3. (Archaic) To slobber on or cover with saliva

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• soft soap

  1. Alternative spelling of soft-soap.
  2. To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.
  3. (Informal) To flatter

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  1. Alternative spelling of soft-soap.
  2. To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.
  3. (Informal) To flatter

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• sweet-talk

  1. (Informal) To talk in a flattering or blandishing way (to)
  2. To use flattery.
  3. To flatter

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  1. (Informal) To talk in a flattering or blandishing way (to)
  2. To use flattery.
  3. To flatter

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To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery

• blandish

  1. To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole
  2. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

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  1. To flatter or coax in persuading; cajole
  2. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

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• cajole

  1. To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language:
  2. To use flattery, pleading, or insincere language in an attempt to persuade someone to do something:
  3. To coax with flattery and insincere talk; wheedle

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  1. To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language:
  2. To use flattery, pleading, or insincere language in an attempt to persuade someone to do something:
  3. To coax with flattery and insincere talk; wheedle

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• coax

  1. To use gentle persuasion, urging, etc.
  2. To induce or try to induce to do something; (seek to) persuade by soothing words, an ingratiating manner, etc.; wheedle
  3. To get by coaxing

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  1. To use gentle persuasion, urging, etc.
  2. To induce or try to induce to do something; (seek to) persuade by soothing words, an ingratiating manner, etc.; wheedle
  3. To get by coaxing

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• wheedle

  1. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile:
  2. To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.
  3. To get (something) by coaxing or flattery

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  1. To obtain through the use of flattery or guile:
  2. To use flattery or cajolery to achieve one's ends.
  3. To get (something) by coaxing or flattery

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• soft soap

  1. To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words.
  2. Alternative spelling of soft-soap.
  3. To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.

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  1. To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words.
  2. Alternative spelling of soft-soap.
  3. To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.

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• sweet-talk

  1. (Informal) To talk in a flattering or blandishing way (to)
  2. To use flattery.
  3. To coax or cajole with flattery.

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  1. (Informal) To talk in a flattering or blandishing way (to)
  2. To use flattery.
  3. To coax or cajole with flattery.

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