dear

 
  Grep  of  noun  dear 
  dear 
  dearest 
  dearie 
  dearness 
  dearth 
  deary 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dear 
 
  The  noun  dear  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  beloved,  dear,  dearest,  loved  one  honey,  love  --  (a  beloved  person;  used  as  terms  of  endearment) 
  2.  lamb,  dear  --  (a  sweet  innocent  mild-mannered  person  (especially  a  child)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dear 
 
  The  adj  dear  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  beloved,  darling,  dear  --  (dearly  loved) 
  2.  (1)  dear,  good,  near  --  (with  or  in  a  close  or  intimate  relationship;  "a  good  friend";  "my  sisters  and  brothers  are  near  and  dear") 
  3.  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt  --  (earnest;  "one's  dearest  wish";  "devout  wishes  for  their  success";  "heartfelt  condolences") 
  4.  costly,  dear,  high-priced,  pricey,  pricy  --  (having  a  high  price;  "costly  jewelry";  "high-priced  merchandise";  "much  too  dear  for  my  pocketbook";  "a  pricey  restaurant") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  dear 
 
  The  adv  dear  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dearly,  affectionately,  dear  --  (with  affection;  "she  loved  him  dearly";  "he  treats  her  affectionately") 
  2.  dearly,  dear  --  (at  a  great  cost;  "he  paid  dearly  for  the  food";  "this  cost  him  dear") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dear 
 
  4  senses  of  dear 
 
  Sense  1 
  beloved,  darling,  dear 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  loved)  ->  unloved 
 
  Sense  2 
  dear,  good,  near 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  close)  ->  distant 
 
  Sense  3 
  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sincere)  ->  insincere 
 
  Sense  4 
  costly,  dear(prenominal),  high-priced,  pricey,  pricy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  expensive)  ->  cheap,  inexpensive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dear 
 
  4  senses  of  dear 
 
  Sense  1 
  beloved,  darling,  dear 
  =>  loved  (vs.  unloved) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dear,  good,  near 
  =>  close  (vs.  distant) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt 
  =>  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
 
  Sense  4 
  costly,  dear(prenominal),  high-priced,  pricey,  pricy 
  =>  expensive  (vs.  cheap) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dear 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dear 
 
  dear  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dear 
  dear 
  dearly-won 
  held  dear 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dear 
 
  The  noun  dear  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  beloved,  dear,  dearest,  loved  one  honey,  love  --  (a  beloved  person;  used  as  terms  of  endearment) 
  2.  lamb,  dear  --  (a  sweet  innocent  mild-mannered  person  (especially  a  child)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dear 
 
  The  adj  dear  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  beloved,  darling,  dear  --  (dearly  loved) 
  2.  (1)  dear,  good,  near  --  (with  or  in  a  close  or  intimate  relationship;  "a  good  friend";  "my  sisters  and  brothers  are  near  and  dear") 
  3.  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt  --  (earnest;  "one's  dearest  wish";  "devout  wishes  for  their  success";  "heartfelt  condolences") 
  4.  costly,  dear,  high-priced,  pricey,  pricy  --  (having  a  high  price;  "costly  jewelry";  "high-priced  merchandise";  "much  too  dear  for  my  pocketbook";  "a  pricey  restaurant") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  dear 
 
  The  adv  dear  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dearly,  affectionately,  dear  --  (with  affection;  "she  loved  him  dearly";  "he  treats  her  affectionately") 
  2.  dearly,  dear  --  (at  a  great  cost;  "he  paid  dearly  for  the  food";  "this  cost  him  dear") 

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