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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dear \Dear\ (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Dearer} (d[=e]r"[~e]r); superl. {Dearest} (d[=e]r"[e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. de['o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling}, {Dearth}.] 1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. [1913 Webster] The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year. [1913 Webster] 3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "Hear me, dear lady." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx. 24. [1913 Webster] And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests. [1913 Webster] [I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak. [1913 Webster] His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall. --Macaulay. (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies. [1913 Webster] In our dear peril. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dear \Dear\, n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart. [1913 Webster] That kiss I carried from thee, dear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dear \Dear\, adv. Dearly; at a high price. [1913 Webster] If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dear \Dear\, v. t. To endear. [Obs.] --Shelton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: dear adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: {dearly}, {affectionately}, {dear}] 2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" [syn: {dearly}, {dear}] adj 1: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {darling}, {dear}] 2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: {dear}, {good}, {near}] 3: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {dear}, {devout}, {earnest}, {heartfelt}] 4: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey}, {pricy}] n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved}, {dear}, {dearest}, {honey}, {love}] 2: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: {lamb}, {dear}]