Dictionary Entry
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.
4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 5 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
- 2superlative
Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
- 3superlative
Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
- 4superlative
Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
- 5superlative
Of agreeable things and interests.
- 6superlative
Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
- 7noun
A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
- 8adverb
Dearly; at a high price.
- 9transitive verb
To endear.
- 10noun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- 11noun
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
Synonyms
- 12adjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship
"a good friend"
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
- 13adjective
having a high price
"costly jewelry"
"high-priced merchandise"
- 14adjective
dearly loved
- 15adjective
earnest
"one's dearest wish"
"devout wishes for their success"
- 16adverb
at a great cost
"he paid dearly for the food"
"this cost him dear"
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- 17adverb
with affection
"she loved him dearly"
"he treats her affectionately"
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