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dear
noun
1 dear
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment.
synonyms: beloved, dearest, honey, love.
Roget 899:
favorite,
pet,
cosset,
minion,
idol,
jewel,
spoiled child,
enfant gat_e [Fr.];
led captain;
crony;
fondling;
apple of one's eye,
man after one's own heart;
persona grata.
love,
[person who is a favorite (terms of address)],
dear,
darling,
duck,
duckey,
honey,
sugar,
jewel;
mopsey†,
moppet,
princess;
sweetheart,
sweetie
etc.
(love)
897.
teacher's pet.
general favorite,
universal favorite;
idol of the people.
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Dutch: beminde, engel, geliefde, goodie-goodie, hartedief, hartediefje, hartelap, hartendief, hartendiefje, hartenlap, hartje, lief, liefje, liefste, lieveling, lieverd, lieverdje, schat, schattebout, vlam ... show more
2 dear
A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child).
synonym: lamb.
Dutch: goeierd
Polish: aniołek
adjective
1 dear
Dearly loved.
synonyms: beloved, darling.
Roget 897:
loving
etc.
v.;
fond of;
taken with,
struck with;
smitten,
bitten;
attached to,
wedded to;
enamored;
charmed
etc.
v.;
in love;
love-sick;
over head and ears in love,
head over heels in love.
affectionate,
tender,
sweet upon,
sympathetic,
loving;
amorous,
amatory;
fond,
erotic,
uxorious,
ardent,
passionate,
rapturous,
devoted,
motherly.
loved
etc.
v..
beloved well beloved,
dearly beloved;
dear,
precious,
darling,
pet,
little;
favorite,
popular.
congenial;
after one's mind,
after one's taste,
after one's fancy,
after one's own heart,
to one's mind,
to one's taste,
to one's fancy,
to one's own heart.
in one's good graces
etc.
(friendly)
888;
dear as the apple of one's eye,
nearest to one's heart.
lovable,
adorable;
lovely,
sweet;
attractive,
seductive,
winning;
charming,
engaging,
interesting,
enchanting,
captivating,
fascinating,
bewitching;
amiable,
like an angel.
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2 dear
With or in a close or intimate relationship:
— My sisters and brothers are near and dear.
synonyms: good, near.
Polish: miły, kochany
3 dear
4 dear
Having a high price:
— Much too dear for my pocketbook.
synonyms: costly, high-priced, pricey, pricy.
Roget 814:
dear;
high,
high priced;
of great price,
expensive,
costly,
precious;
worth a Jew's eye†,
dear bought.
at a premium.
not to be had,
not to be had for love or money;
beyond price,
above price,
priceless,
of priceless value.
[priced in excess of value]
unreasonable,
extravagant,
exorbitant,
extortionate;
overpriced,
more than it's woth.
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adverb
1 dear
2 dear
At a great cost:
— He paid dearly for the food.
— This cost him dear.
synonym: dearly.
Moby thesaurus: admired, adored, affectionate, angel, at a premium, at great cost, at great expense, at heavy cost, babe, baby, baby-doll, beloved, beloved object, beyond price, buttercup, cherished, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, costly, crush, darling, dear one, dear-bought, dearly, dearly beloved, deary, devoted, doll, doting, duck, duckling, esteemed, expensive, fancy, favored, favorite, fond, golden, good as gold, heartthrob, held dear, high, high-priced, hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, honored, inestimable, invaluable, lamb, lambkin, light of love, love, loved, loved one, lover, lovesome, luxurious, not affordable, of great cost, of great price, pet, petkins, popular, precious, precious heart, premium, priceless, pricey, prized, revered, rich, snookums, steep, stiff, sugar, sumptuous, sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, top, treasure, treasured, truelove, unpayable, valuable, valued, venerated, well-beloved, well-liked, white-haired, worthy ... show more.
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