adjective#420 by frequency

dear

/dɪə/

Loved; lovable; High in price; expensive

Meanings

1
Loved; lovable
- She is dear to me.
  Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Did you say something, dear?
  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
High in price; expensive
3
Lovely; kind
4
Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
5
Precious to or greatly valued by someone
6
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc
7
A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
8
An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikesrare
9
Noblerare
10
Severe, or severely affected; sorerare

nounnot in the study set

/dɪə/

A beloved person; A very kind, loving person; An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife

1
A beloved person
- How are you, my dear?
  Tatoeba · Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
- You'll make it, my dear!
  Tatoeba · rul · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
A very kind, loving person
3
An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife
4
An elderly person, especially a womanrare