1. beloved: loved or especially valued a dear friend
2. costly: high in price
3. charging a lot: charging high prices
noun (pluraldears)
Definition:
1. somebody beloved: somebody who is loved or valued, especially for being kind or thoughtful
2. term of endearment: used as an affectionate term of address
interjection
Definition:
expresses shock: used to express shock or consternation Oh dear!
adverb
Definition:
dearly: at a high cost This will cost you dear.
[ Old English deore< Germanic]
dear·ness noun
Spelling Note
Do not confuse the spelling of dear and deer, which sound similar. The word dear as a noun denotes somebody loved. The noun deer denotes a widespread animal notable for the male's branched antlers.
