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dear definition
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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")
dear definition
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