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- pronunciation:
- dir
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, interjection
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dearer, dearest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is dear, that person is important and loved very much.
A lady named Lily is a dear friend of Jason's mother, and she wants Jason to call her "Aunt Lily."- synonyms:
- beloved, cherished, loved, precious, treasured
- similar words:
- favorite, pet
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| definition 2: |
When you are writing a letter to someone, you usually start with "Dear" and then the name of the person you are writing to. If you are writing to someone named Emily, the letter would begin "Dear Emily."
Dear Grandma, thank you for the game you gave me for my birthday. |
| definition 3: |
When the price of something is dear, it means that it costs a lot of money or too much money.
They paid a dear price for that new carpet, but it smells awful.- synonyms:
- expensive, high, steep
- antonyms:
- cheap
- similar words:
- excessive, valuable
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| related words: |
close, high, precious, steep, sweet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When one person calls another person "dear," it means that they are fond of them or they just want to be nice to them.
Dear, can you bring me a glass of water?May I help you with that, dear?- synonyms:
- honey, sweetheart
- similar words:
- jewel
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| related words: |
pet |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
When someone says, "Oh, dear," it means that they are surprised by something bad or they are suddenly worried about something.
Oh, dear! Did anybody come and help you?Oh, dear. I think I lost my key. |
| derivations: |
dearly (adv.), dearness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word deer (an animal)? Dear and deer sound alike but have different meanings.
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