Dear1. (superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
2. (superl.) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
3. (superl.) Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
4. (superl.) Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention.
5. (superl.) of agreeable things and interests.
6. (superl.) of disagreeable things and antipathies.
7. (n.) A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
8. (adv.) Dearly; at a high price.
9. (v. t.) To endear.
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