dear
dear is a 4-letter English word with 17 senses as noun, adverb, transitive verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- superlative. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
- superlative. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
- superlative. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
- superlative. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
- superlative. Of agreeable things and interests.
- superlative. Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
- noun. A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
- adverb. Dearly; at a high price.
- transitive verb. To endear.
- noun. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- noun. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
- adjective. with or in a close or intimate relationship
"a good friend"
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
- adjective. having a high price
"costly jewelry"
"high-priced merchandise"
- adjective. dearly loved
- adjective. earnest
"one's dearest wish"
"devout wishes for their success"
- adverb. at a great cost
"he paid dearly for the food"
"this cost him dear"
- adverb. with affection
"she loved him dearly"
"he treats her affectionately"
Synonyms
beloved, dearest, honey, love, lamb, good, near, costly, pricey, pricy, darling, devout, earnest, heartfelt, dearly, affectionately
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dear:
Common word forms
dears, dearer, dearly, dearest, dearness
Words from these letters
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