dear
adjective (LOVED) /dɪər/
/dɪr/ Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 loved or liked very much: She was a very dear friend. He was very dear to me. This place is very dear to me - we came here on our honeymoon. What a dear (= very attractive) little kitten! My dear Gina - how lovely to see you!Loving and in love A1 used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are writing to: Dear Kerry/Mum and Dad/Ms Smith/SirWritten greetingsLetters, notes and cards
(Definition of dear adjective (LOVED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoration noun
- adore verb (LOVE)
- adoring adjective
- affection noun
- be gone on sb idiom
- be soft on sb idiom
- care for sb phrasal verb (LIKE)
- endearment noun
- fall for sb phrasal verb
- fall in love idiom
- fondly adverb (LIKING)
- have got it bad idiom
- loveless adjective
- lovey-dovey adjective
- loving adjective
- lurve noun
- puppy love noun
- worship verb (ADMIRE)
- young love idiom
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Loving and in love
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