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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
dear
adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her
affectionately" [syn: dearly, affectionately, dear]
2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost
him dear" [syn: dearly, dear]
adj 1: dearly loved [syn: beloved, darling, dear]
2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend";
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear,
good, near]
3: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their
success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: dear, devout,
earnest, heartfelt]
4: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced
merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey
restaurant" [syn: costly, dear(p), high-priced,
pricey, pricy]
n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn:
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love]
2: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
[syn: lamb, dear]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dear \Dear\ (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. Dearer (d[=e]r"[~e]r);
superl. Dearest (d[=e]r"[e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS.
de['o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer,
teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. Darling,
Dearth.]
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
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The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak.
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2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;
as, a dear year.
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3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "Hear
me, dear lady." --Shak.
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Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx.
24.
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And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope.
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Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson.
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4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind;
engaging the attention.
(a) Of agreeable things and interests.
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[I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak.
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His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle
and glitter of Whitehall. --Macaulay.
(b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
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In our dear peril. --Shak.
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Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
Or ever I had seen that day. --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dear \Dear\, n.
A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
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That kiss I carried from thee, dear. --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dear \Dear\, adv.
Dearly; at a high price.
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If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. --Shak.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Dear \Dear\, v. t.
To endear. [Obs.] --Shelton.
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Thesaurus Results for dear:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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