Usually means: Beloved, cherished; costly, high-priced.
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We found 38 dictionaries that define the word dear:

General (28 matching dictionaries)
  1. dear: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. dear: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dear, dear: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dear: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dear: Vocabulary.com
  6. Dear, dear: Wordnik
  7. dear: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Dear, dear: Wiktionary
  9. dear: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. dear: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. dear: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Dear, dear: Dictionary.com
  13. dear: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. dear: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. DEAR (Hey! Say! JUMP Album), DEAR (Hey! Say! JUMP album), DEAR, Dear... (disambiguation), Dear (Apink album), Dear (Boris album), Dear (Hey! Say! JUMP album), Dear (manga), Dear: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Dear: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. dear: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. dear: Rhymezone
  19. dear: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. dear: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. Dear: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  22. dear: Free Dictionary
  23. dear: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. Dear, dear: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  25. dear: Dictionary/thesaurus
  26. dear: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dear: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dear: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DEAR: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  3. dear: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dear: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  2. dear: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
▸ adjective:  Loved; lovable.
▸ adjective:  Lovely; kind.
▸ adjective:  Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
▸ adjective:  Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
▸ adjective:  A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
▸ adjective:  A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
▸ adjective:  An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Noble.
▸ noun:  A very kind, loving person.
▸ noun:  A beloved person.
▸ noun:  An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
▸ noun:  An elderly person, especially a woman.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To endear.
▸ adverb:  Dearly; at a high price.
▸ adjective:  Severe, or severely affected; sore.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Fierce.
▸ noun:  A surname.

Similar:
pricey, pricy, high-priced, costly, expensive, heartfelt, beloved, affectionately, earnest, loved, more...

Opposite:
cheap, inexpensive, worthless, common, valueless

Types:
mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, fallow deer, roe, more...

Phrases:
dear sir, dear god, dear me, dear madam, hold dear, more...

Adjectives:
poor, most, old, very, little, own, pretty, held, dearest, right, ever

Colors:
    crimson,     rose,     scarlet,     ruby,     blush,     garnet,     wine,     cerise,     fuchsia,     magenta


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Similar:
pricey, pricy, high-priced, costly, expensive, heartfelt, beloved, affectionately, earnest, loved, more...

Opposite:
cheap, inexpensive, worthless, common, valueless

Types:
mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, fallow deer, roe, more...

Phrases:
dear sir, dear god, dear me, dear madam, hold dear, dear john, held dear, dear heart, Dear Doctor, Dear Abby, holds dear, dear dad, dear leader, for dear life, Dear John letter, cost dear, dear bought, dear money, more...

Adjectives:
poor, most, old, very, little, own, pretty, held, dearest, right, ever

Colors:
    crimson,     rose,     scarlet,     ruby,     blush,     garnet,     wine,     cerise,     fuchsia,     magenta



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