Dear

/dɪə/

Synonyms for "dear" (168 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (34)

Adjective(6 words)
belovedcostlypriceyaddress termalascherished
admiredadorableadoredaffectionateangelat a premiumat great costat great expenseat heavy costbabebabybaby-dollbelovedbeloved objectbeyond pricebosombuttercupcherishedcherub
Adverb(1 words)
affectionately

Strong matches (50)

Noun(7 words)
close frienddaddydarlingdearestdeariedearyhoney
Adverb(1 words)
dearly

Related words (84)

Adjective(14 words)
intimate friendlittlelittle earthlingloveablelovelierlovelymy wordnearpreciouspricierpriciestpricytreasured memoryvocative

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

10 entries
economic costexclamationinexperienced personinnocentinterjectionlinguistic expressionloverpositive appraisalsalutationvocative expression

More specific

10 entries
cherisheddarlingdear colleaguesdear madamdear readerdear sirgood heavenshigh priceoh dearpremium price

Collocations

10 entries
dear Goddear colleaguedear colleaguesdear madamdear medear pricedear readerdear sirmy dearoh dear

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

4 entries

similar

4 entries

Translations

113 translations across 49 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • beste adj (formal way of addressing)

Arabic

4 entries
  • عَزِيز adj (formal way of addressing)
  • عَزِيز adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • عَزِيْزَة adj (formal way of addressing)
  • عَزِيْزَة adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Armenian

3 entries
  • հարգելի adj (formal way of addressing)
  • մեծարգո adj (formal way of addressing)
  • սիրելի adj (formal way of addressing)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • dəyərli adj (formal way of addressing)
  • hörmətli adj (formal way of addressing)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • дарагі́ adj (formal way of addressing)
  • паважа́ны adj (formal way of addressing)
  • шано́ўны adj (formal way of addressing)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • драг adj (formal way of addressing)
  • скъп adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • уважа́ем adj (formal way of addressing)

Catalan

3 entries
  • benvolgut adj (formal way of addressing)
  • estimat adj (formal way of addressing)
  • estimat adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • بەڕێز adj (formal way of addressing)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 尊敬的 adj (formal way of addressing)
  • 昂貴的 /昂贵的 adj (formal way of addressing)
  • 親愛的 /亲爱的 adj (formal way of addressing)
  • 親愛的 /亲爱的 adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Czech

1 entries
  • drahý adj (formal way of addressing)

Danish

1 entries
  • kære adj (formal way of addressing)

Dutch

4 entries
  • beste adj (formal way of addressing)
  • geachte adj (formal way of addressing)
  • hooggeachte adj (formal way of addressing)
  • lieve adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Faroese

2 entries
  • góður adj (formal way of addressing)
  • kærur adj (formal way of addressing)

Finnish

4 entries
  • arvon adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • hyvä adj (formal way of addressing)
  • parahin adj (formal way of addressing)
  • rakas adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

French

2 entries
  • cher adj (formal way of addressing)
  • cher adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

German

2 entries
  • lieber adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • sehr geehrter/sehr geehrte adj (formal way of addressing)

Greek

2 entries
  • αγαπητέ adj (formal way of addressing)
  • αγαπητή adj (formal way of addressing)

Hindi

3 entries
  • आदरणीय adj (formal way of addressing)
  • प्यारा adj (formal way of addressing)
  • प्रिय adj (formal way of addressing)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • drága adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • kedves adj (formal way of addressing)
  • kedves adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • tisztelt adj (formal way of addressing)

Irish

4 entries
  • a chairde adj (formal way of addressing)
  • a chairde adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • a chara adj (formal way of addressing)
  • a chara adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Italian

3 entries
  • caro adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • egregio adj (formal way of addressing)
  • gentile adj (formal way of addressing)

Japanese

3 entries
  • へ adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • 拝啓 adj (formal way of addressing)
  • 様 adj (formal way of addressing)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ជូនចំពោះ adj (formal way of addressing)

Latvian

1 entries
  • cienītais adj (formal way of addressing)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • gerbiamas adj (formal way of addressing)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • драг adj (formal way of addressing)
  • мил adj (formal way of addressing)

Mongolian

3 entries
  • хүндэт adj (formal way of addressing)
  • эрхэм adj (formal way of addressing)
  • эрхэм хүндэт adj (formal way of addressing)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • kjære adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • ærede adj (formal way of addressing)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)

Pashto

2 entries
  • ګران adj (formal way of addressing)
  • ګران adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Persian

1 entries
  • عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)

Polish

2 entries
  • drogi adj (formal way of addressing)
  • szanowny adj (formal way of addressing)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • caro adj (formal way of addressing)
  • caro adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • prezado adj (formal way of addressing)
  • querido adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Romanian

2 entries
  • dragă adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • stimate adj (formal way of addressing)

Russian

4 entries
  • дорога́я adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • дорого́й adj (formal way of addressing)
  • дорого́й adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • уважа́емый adj (formal way of addressing)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • poštovani adj (formal way of addressing)
  • поштовани adj (formal way of addressing)

Slovak

2 entries
  • drahý adj (formal way of addressing)
  • vážený adj (formal way of addressing)

Slovene

1 entries
  • dragi adj (formal way of addressing)

Spanish

4 entries
  • caro adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • estimado adj (formal way of addressing)
  • estimado adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)
  • querido adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries
  • lespeki adj (formal way of addressing)
  • lobi adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Swedish

1 entries
  • kära adj (formal way of addressing)

Tamil

2 entries
  • அன்புக்குரிய adj (formal way of addressing)
  • அன்பே adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ప్రియమైన adj (formal way of addressing)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sayın adj (formal way of addressing)
  • sevgili adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • дороги́й adj (formal way of addressing)
  • шано́вний adj (formal way of addressing)

Urdu

1 entries
  • عزیز adj (formal way of addressing)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • kính thưa adj (formal way of addressing)
  • thưa adj (formal way of addressing)

Walloon

1 entries
  • binamé adj (formal way of addressing)

Welsh

2 entries
  • annwyl adj (formal way of addressing)
  • annwyl adj (an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied.

Source: tatoeba (51390)

This book is too dear for me.

Source: tatoeba (56936)

This town is dear to us.

Source: tatoeba (57832)

These stockings are very dear.

Source: tatoeba (60961)

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