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CHERISHED definition: bringing the pleasure of love or caring about someone or something that is important to you: . Learn more.
to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you: Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence. Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country.
1. a. : to hold dear : feel or show affection for. cherished her friends. b. : to keep or cultivate with care and affection : nurture. cherishes his marriage. 2. : to entertain or harbor in the mind deeply and resolutely. still cherishes that memory. cherishable. ˈcher-i-shə-bəl. ˈche-ri- adjective. cherisher. ˈcher-i-shər. ˈche-ri- noun.
Synonyms for CHERISHED: loved, beloved, precious, favorite, special, darling, adored, sweet; Antonyms of CHERISHED: despised, disliked, hated, detested, ignored, loathed, abhorred, forgotten.
to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you: Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence. Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country.
To cherish something is to care for it deeply, to treasure it, like the way you cherish the time you spend with a favorite person you don't see often. The verb cherish is related to words that mean “costly” and “beloved.”.
Definitions of cherished. adjective. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for. “a cherished friend”. synonyms: precious, treasured, wanted. loved. held dear.
The adjective cherished means the same thing as treasured. Things that are described as cherished usually have some deep significance to the person who cherishes them.
1. clung to, esp when fulfilment is unlikely. the cherished dream of a world without wars. 2. treasured. He described the picture as his most cherished possession. 3. highly valued, honoured, and respected. a weekend at home, a cherished privilege that presents itself only every so often.
Synonyms: care for, love, support, comfort More Synonyms of cherish. cherished adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] He described the picture as his most cherished possession. 3. verb. If you cherish a right, a privilege, or a principle, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it.
