dear¹ /dēr/

1. High in price
2. Costly
3. Characterized by high prices
4. Scarce
5. Highly valued
6. Beloved
7. A conventional form of address used in letter-writing
8. Earnest (Shakespeare)

1. A person who is dear or beloved
2. A kind, lovable person
3. An affectionate term of address (also dearˈie or dearˈy)

1. At a high price
2. Dearly

Indicating surprise, pity, or other emotion

dearˈest adjective

Most dear

An affectionate term of address

dearˈling noun and adjective (Spenser)

Darling

dearˈly adverb

1. Affectionately
2. Earnestly
3. At great cost

dearˈness noun

dearˈbought adjective (poetic)

Precious

Dear John letter noun (informal; orig US)

A letter from a woman to her husband or boyfriend ending their relationship

dear knows

An expression of ignorance

dear me or dearie (or deary) me

An expression of dismay, etc

oh dear!

An expression of surprise, sorrow, pity or dismay

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