lover vs beloved

beloved vs lover

lover and beloved both are nouns.

lover is not an adjective while beloved is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lover	Yes	No	No	No
beloved	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, beloved is a hyponym of lover; that is, beloved is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lover:

lover: a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
beloved: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Other hyponyms of lover include admirer, adorer, baby, darling, dear, dearest, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie, betrothed, beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain, darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet, girl, girlfriend, lady friend, idoliser, idolizer, inamorata, inamorato, kisser, osculator, necker, fondler, petter, Romeo, soul mate, squeeze, steady, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove.

lover (noun)	beloved (noun)
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone	a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
an ardent follower and admirer
a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

lover (adjective)	beloved (adjective)
	dearly loved

Difference between lover and beloved

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