dear

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
2. Loved; lovable.
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 dislikes.
9. (obsolete) Noble.

Noun

1. A very kind, loving person.
2. A beloved person.
3. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
4. An elderly person, especially a woman.

Verb

To endear.

Adv

Dearly; at a high price.

Intj

Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval.

Conceptes

estimat

car

💰

benvolgut

costós

estimada

amat

benvolgut/da

amor

❤️

benvolguts/des

proper

rei

👑

reina

👸

sol

Sinònims

beloved

darling

expensive

💰

precious

costly

sweetheart

valuable

loved

desired

favourite

love

❤️

high-priced

cherished

sweetie

pricey

lovely

intimate

dearly

dearest

honey

🍯

esteemed

sweet

liked

close

good

👍

respected

adorable

affectionately

nice

fond

pet

one’s beloved

affectionate

lover

❤️

baby

👶

lamb

🐑

welcome

babe

loved one

heartfelt

boyfriend

kind

girlfriend

dearie

cute

near

favorite

loving

missed

honourable

Traduccions

cher

caro

teuer

💰

lieb

querido

coûteux

💰

caro

caro

duur

💰

querido

carus

costoso

αγαπητός

kostbaar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: dere

Heretat de anglès antic: dīere

Cognat amb escocès: dere

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: djuur

Cognat amb neerlandès: duur

Cognat amb alemany: teuer

Cognat amb danès: dyr

Cognat amb suec: dyr

Cognat amb noruec: dyr

Cognat amb islandès: dýr

Cognat amb ídix: טייַער

Heretat de anglès antic: dēor

In summary

From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”). Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“of great value or worth, highly valued, precious, beloved”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), German Low German düür, Danish dyr (“expensive”), Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious, expensive”).

Frases

What is it , dear ?