Synonym: beloved, costly, darling, expensive, high-priced, precious. Antonym: cheap. Similar words: dearth, move heaven and earth, year after year, dead, dean, idea, deaf, deal. Meaning: [dɪə] 
n. 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment 2. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child). adj. 1. dearly loved 2. with or in a close or intimate relationship 3. earnest 4. having a high price. adv. 1. with affection 2. at a great cost.
n. 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment 2. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child). adj. 1. dearly loved 2. with or in a close or intimate relationship 3. earnest 4. having a high price. adv. 1. with affection 2. at a great cost. 91. Patience, my dear. Some things take time.
92. Oh dear, I've mislaid my glasses again.
93. Don't suck your thumb, dear.
94. Oh dear! What a shame.
95. Isn't that baby a dear?
96. Thank you, you are a dear.
97. I think you've made your point, dear.
98. Mrs Jones was a dear old body.
99. How did the interview go, dear?
100. Oh dear! I think I've lost it!
101. The toilets are over there, dear.
102. You're a lot like me, dear.
103. Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
104. He was very dear to me.
105. Be a dear and make me a coffee.
106. Such complacency is costing the company dear.
107. We will always remember our dear departed friends.
108. Have a nice time, dear, and drive carefully.
109. Carolyn's marriage to Pete cost her dear.
110. Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear.
111. Oh dear! I think I've lost my purse!
112. Would you like a drink, dear?
113. Household economy was something my mother held very dear.
114. Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend.
115. How dear the lesson costs!
116. The food was good but very dear.
117. Come here,[sentencedict.com] my dear.
118. Steady on, dear. Don't drop the plates you are holding.
119. My dear compatriot, it is time that we did something for our country.
120. That mistake cost him dear: he lost the game because of it.
More similar words: dearth, move heaven and earth, year after year, dead, dean, idea, deaf, deal, dealt, ideal, death, dealer, ordeal, deal out, deadly, deacon, deal in, big deal, fade away, a big deal, deal with, endeavor, deadlock, deaconess, idealist, deadline, endeavour, deathtrap, a good deal, put to death.